The phrase "a dentifrice" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a substance used for cleaning teeth, typically in the context of dental hygiene products.
Example: "The dentist recommended using a dentifrice that contains fluoride for better oral health."
Alternatives: "a toothpaste" or "an oral cleanser".
(She did endorsements for commercial products like a dentifrice for a fee, but she did draw the line when P. T. Barnum offered her $10,000 for the rights to display a medical curiosity: her amputated leg).
This study examined the effects of a dentifrice containing green tea catechins on gingival oxidative stress and periodontal inflammation using a rat model.
In this study, we examined the effects of topical application of a dentifrice containing anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anti-bacterial agents (Tomarina®) to the gingival surface on gingival collagen degradation in rats.
To evaluate the effectiveness of a dentifrice with 5000 ppm fluoride in preventing dental erosion by orange juice in situ in comparison to a control dentifrice with 1450 ppm fluoride.
Darphin, the cult French cosmetic and skin-care brand, makes a dentifrice that doesn't stun users with mouth-numbing mintiness.
A study by Tai et al. [13] showed improvement in gingival health over a 6-week period with the use of a dentifrice containing NovaMin.
Clinical and microbiologic changes associated with the combined use of a powered toothbrush and a triclosan/copolymer dentifrice: a 3-year prospective study.
The oral hygiene tablets have also been clinically tested, and the plaque reducing efficiency was similar to a conventional dentifrice in a field study as well as in a controlled clinical trial [ 5].
They reported increased remineralization efficacy compared to a fluoride dentifrice using an in situ caries model.
To compare the efficacy of a new dentifrice containing 1.5% arginine, an insoluble calcium compound and 1450 ppm fluoride to arrest and reverse naturally occurring buccal caries lesions in children relative to a positive control dentifrice containing 1450 ppm fluoride alone.
To compare the efficacy of a new dentifrice containing 1.5% arginine, an insoluble calcium compound, and 1450 ppm fluoride to a matched, positive control dentifrice containing 1450 ppm fluoride in arresting and reversing early coronal caries lesions in children using Quantitative Light-induced Fluorescence (QLF).
