[Chemical and radioisotope studies of the metabolism in mineralized tissues following use of calcium-, phosphate-, and fluoride-containing toothpastes].

During experimental research work carried out on animals with a view to clearing up the caries-forming processes, metabolic disturbances could be detected in the hard tissues of teeth after administering a cariogenic diet. The aim of the present work was to investigate the effects of tooth-pastes with calcium, phosphate and fluoride content upon changes in metabolic processes, and thus to clarify the mechanism of the anti-cariogenic effect exerted by fluoride tooth-pastes.