Sensodyne toothpaste is designed to relieve tooth sensitivity and provide other oral care benefits such as cavity protection, gum health, and fresh breath. Here are some details about Sensodyne toothpaste:
Active Ingredients:
- Potassium nitrate: Soothes the nerves inside your teeth, preventing them from sending pain signals from sensitivity pain triggers such as a burst of cold air or hot coffee.
- Stannous fluoride: Forms an insulating layer over sections of the teeth where the inner dentin has become exposed, helping prevent triggers such as hot, cold, or sweet foods from reaching the tooth’s nerves, thereby providing relief for sensitive teeth.
- Sodium fluoride: Helps fight against cavities with twice daily brushing.
Inactive Ingredients:
- Glycerin: Helps keep the toothpaste from drying out and gives it a smooth texture.
- PEG-8: Helps keep the toothpaste from drying out and gives it a smooth texture.
- Hydrated silica: Helps remove plaque and surface stains from teeth.
- Pentasodium triphosphate: An inactive ingredient for stain prevention and removal.
- Flavor: Gives the toothpaste a pleasant taste.
- Sodium lauryl sulfate: A foaming agent that helps distribute the toothpaste evenly in the mouth.
- Titanium dioxide: A white pigment that gives the toothpaste its color.
- Polyacrylic acid: Helps keep the toothpaste from drying out and gives it a smooth texture.
- Sodium saccharin: A sweetener that gives the toothpaste a sweet taste without the need for cavity-causing sugar.
- Cocamidopropyl betaine: A foaming agent that helps distribute the toothpaste evenly in the mouth[[3]](https://www.sen...
