Department of Social and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Braz Oral Res. 2009;23 Suppl 1:17-22. doi: 10.1590/s1806-83242009000500004.
This literature review reports the history and the current market of oral home-care products. It provides information extending from the products used by our ancestors to those currently available, as well as on the changes in the supply and consumption of these products. Although the scientific knowledge about oral diseases has improved greatly in recent years, our ancestors had already been concerned with cleaning their teeth. A variety of rudimentary products and devices were used since before recorded history, like chewing sticks, tree twigs, bird feathers, animal bones, tooth powder and home-made mouth rinses. Today, due to technological improvements of the cosmetic industry and market competition, home-use oral care products available in the marketplace offer a great variety of options. An increase in the consumption of oral care products has been observed in the last decades. Estimates show that Latin America observed a 12% increase in hygiene and beauty products sales between 2002 and 2003, whereas the observed global rate was approximately 2%. A significant increase in the per capita consumption of toothpaste, toothbrush, mouthrinse and dental floss has been estimated from 1992 to 2002, respectively at rates of 38.3%, 138.3%, 618.8% and 177.2%. Pertaining to this increased supply and consumption of oral care products, some related questions remain unanswered, like the occurrence of changes in disease behavior due to the use of new compounds, their actual efficacy and correct indications, and the extent of the benefits to oral health derived from consuming more products.
本文献综述报告了口腔家居护理产品的历史和当前市场。它提供了从我们祖先使用的产品到目前可用产品的信息，以及这些产品供应和消费的变化。尽管近年来口腔疾病的科学知识有了很大的提高，但我们的祖先已经关注到清洁牙齿的问题。自有记录历史以来，人们就一直在使用各种原始的产品和设备，例如咀嚼棒、树枝、鸟羽、动物骨头、牙粉和自制漱口液。如今，由于化妆品行业的技术进步和市场竞争，市场上可供家庭使用的口腔护理产品提供了多种选择。在过去几十年中，口腔护理产品的消费有所增加。据估计，2002 年至 2003 年，拉丁美洲的卫生和美容产品销售额增长了 12%，而全球的增长率约为 2%。自 1992 年至 2002 年，牙膏、牙刷、漱口水和牙线的人均消费量分别估计增长了 38.3%、138.3%、618.8%和 177.2%。随着口腔护理产品供应和消费的增加，一些相关问题仍未得到解答，例如由于使用新化合物，疾病行为是否发生变化、它们的实际疗效和正确的适应症，以及从消费更多产品中获得的对口腔健康的益处程度。
