Dental Bioglass NOT in CRai

[cmjc]

Those of a certain age will have noticed their teeth wearing down, the natural process of ageing, but the recent invention of dental Bioglass, which helps repair worn enamel by slowly covering exposed dentine tubules with hydroxyapatite affords some relief for those with sensitive teeth.

 

However, so far this is unobtainable in Thailand, and America; leading those in the know, to buy up tubes of toothpaste with the new Bioglass, when they visit countries which do market the Sensodyne version that contains Bioglass.

 

Glaxo Smith Kline are currently marketing Sensodyne Repair and Protect with Novamin here in Thailand, but NOT their Sensodyne with Bioglass.

Novamin is a catchy trademarked name for Calcium Phoshphosilicate, an unremarkable mineral salt which does NOT repair teeth, despite GSK's devious marketing. But it's cheap, and will fool punters who know no better.

 

(Older versions of Sensodyne relied on Stannous flouride, which does NOT do what GSK claim either.)

 

Why isn't Sensodyne with Bioglass sold in Thailand and USA?

Not for any health reason, simply for some technical advertising semantics that rattled the GSK legal worms. America being a litigious quagmire.

It is for sale in the UK, and Europe, but Tld follows USA, so we can't have it.

 

So when you notice displays of Sensodyne Repair and Protect with Novamin in Thailand, just ignore it, and wait for your next trip to England to stock up to your teeth with Bioglass toothpaste.

 

A UK company has just developed a version of toothpaste with improved Bioglass, which sounds promising.

 

There's more data available for those (like me) interested in Bioglass.

I'm posting here, merely as a heads-up.

Edited August 24, 2017 by cmjc

[cmjc]

qmu.ac.uk reports the new UK Bioglass toothpaste is for sale on trial in selected Boots in the UK...

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Dentistry: we are developing new dental porcelains, and trialling a new toothpaste and mouthwash for treating hypersensitivity and repairing decay, which is on sale in Boots and various supermarkets. In anticipation of future commercially viable products, GlaxoSmithKline and Johnson & Johnson have recently taken out licencing options on fluoride containing bioactive glasses, which, when they come into contact with saliva and water, release protective calcium, phosphate and fluoride ions faster than similar bioglasses.
/Q

Edited August 26, 2017 by cmjc

[cmjc]

Sorry forgot the url of the Queen Mary's research group's product; looks like a batch of tubes has already been released for a genuine commercial feasibility trial...

http://biomin.co.uk/products/biomintm-c-toothpaste

Ignore the GSK Sensodyne stuff and wait for real-world results from this, "Biomin" stuff.

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Getting close to spam now, I'm closing the thread until the senior mods can take a look at it.