Efficacy of Fluoride Varnishes with Added Calcium Phosphate in the Protection of the Structural and Mechanical Properties of Enamel

Table 1

Details of fluoride varnishes used in the study. Duraphat and Duraphat Single Dose are representatives of conventional fluoride varnishes and MI Varnish and Clinpro are representatives of fluoride varnishes with added calcium phosphate compositions.

Product	Manufacturer	Active ingredient	Excipient ingredients	Source
Duraphat	Colgate Oral Care, Manufactured in Germany	5% Sodium fluoride (2.26% or 22,600 ppm of the fluoride ion)	Ethanol, White beeswax, Shellac, Colophony BP, Mastic, Sodium Saccharin, Flavor	MSDS
MI Varnish	GC Corporation, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, Japan	5% Sodium fluoride (2.26% or 22,600 ppm of the fluoride ion), Casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP)	Polyvinyl acetate (synthetic resin), Ethanol, Hydrogenated rosin, 1–5% Silicon dioxide, Flavor	MSDS
Duraphat Single Dose	Colgate-Palmolive Manufacturing, USA	5% Sodium fluoride (2.26% or 22,600 ppm of the fluoride ion)	Hydrogenated rosin resins, Ethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Flavor	MSDS and manufacturer
Clinpro White Varnish	3M ESPE, St Paul, MN, USA	5% Sodium fluoride (2.26% or 22,600 ppm of the fluoride ion), Tri-calcium phosphate (TCP)	White modified rosin (Pentaerythritol glycerol ester of colophony resin), Ethyl alcohol, Water, xylitol, Flavor	MSDS