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Definition of Dentifrices
1. dentifrice [n] - See also: dentifrice
Medical Definition of Dentifrices
1. Any preparations used for cleansing teeth; they usually contain an abrasive, detergent, binder and flavoring agent and may exist in the form of liquid, paste or powder; may also contain medicaments and caries preventives. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dentifrices
Literary usage of Dentifrices
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Dentistry by Joseph Head (1917)
"But now let us discuss the question of abrasives in dentifrices. ... Destructive
Action of dentifrices.—In 1908 I published in the Dental Brief experiments ..."
2. A System of oral surgery: Being a Treatise on the Diseases and Surgery of by James Edmund Garretson (1884)
"Use of improper dentifrices and brushes. •*• Improperly inserted artificial teeth.
**• Malignant impressions. '*• Anomalous conditions.—Neuralgia. ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Ephraim Chambers (1870)
"Considerable quantities are used in medicine, and in perfumery for dentifrices,
washes for the teeth, &c., in consequence of its being supposed to possess ..."
4. The Household Monitor of Health by John Harvey Kellogg (1891)
"dentifrices. Many of these preparations contain harmful ingredients. In more than
one instance the teeth have been irreparably damaged by their ..."
5. The Care of the Body by Francis Cavanagh (1907)
"Beauty of hard materials—The function of enamel—Neck of tooth is the vulnerable
point—Caution in picking the teeth—The action of bacilli—Tartar—dentifrices ..."
6. A Practical Guide for the Perfumer: Being a New Treatise on Perfumery the by Hippolyte Dussauce, Auguste Debay, Adolphe Benestor Lunel (1868)
"SECTION XL dentifrices, PREPARATIONS used not only to cleanse the teeth, but also
to strengthen the gums. Great care must be taken in the selection of the ..."
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