[Penggunaan pasta gigi pemutih mungkin memiliki efek samping.
Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui perubahan kekasaran email sesudah
penyikatan dengan pasta gigi pemutih. 30 spesimen premolar dibagi menjadi tiga
kelompok yang masing-masing disikat dengan Pepsodent Whitening, Formula
Sparkling White dan Pepsodent Regular. Penyikatan secara in vitro dilakukan
setara satu bulan dan tiga bulan. Pengukuran kekasaran email menggunakan
surface roughness tester. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peningkatan nilai
kekasaran yang bermakna sesudah penyikatan setara satu bulan dan tiga bulan
untuk ketiga kelompok pasta. Peningkatan kekasaran email tertinggi terdapat pada
kelompok Pepsodent Whitening., Using whitening toothpaste may have side effect. The aim of this study
was to assess the effect of whitening toothpaste on enamel roughness. 30
specimens of premolar were divided into three groups: Pepsodent Whitening,
Formula Sparkling White and Pepsodent Regular. Toothbrushing were performed
in vitro equal to 1 and 3 months. Surface roughness tester was used to determine
enamel roughness. There were changes statistically significant in enamel
roughness after 1 and 3 months-toothbrushing in all groups. Pepsodent Whitening
significantly increased enamel roughness more than Formula Sparkling White and
Pepsodent Regular.]