Research Article

Effectiveness of Experimental Whitening Toothpastes Containing Colorants on the Optical Properties of Enamel

Table 4

Results of the chemical and physical analyses of the toothpaste slurries.

ProductpHParticle size (nm)Zeta (mV)Polydispersity index

PHT7.12412.8 (9.6)0.71 (0.33)0.31 (0.03)
SDG4.86386.2 (14.1)āˆ’0.12 (0.37)0.34 (0.01)
WRP9.70353.5 (10.3)0.48 (0.47)0.19 (0.03)
STW8.76266.2 (13.9)1.37 (1.07)0.18 (0.03)
SWS5.85297.3 (9.5)āˆ’0.84 (0.50)0.18 (0.03)

pH of the slurry.