With an explanation of how the seal is acquired and some of the best products that are dental approved, such as mouthwashes, dental floss, teeth whitening products, toothpastes and toothbrushes.
The American Dental Association’s (ADA) Seal of Approval is assigned to dental products that pass rigorous testing of scientists and is found to be one of the best products for its use.
Along with the ADA staff for laboratory and science, over 100 scientists evaluate the dental products. Scientists look for key points in a product evaluation such as finding the product to be both safe and effective in its use. Products must have all ingredients in the manufacturing process that are FDA approved and use standards to manufacture the product to assure uniformity and purity. In addition, all advertising and packaging claims must be supported to be true by scientific research.
Consumers see products with the ADA seal of approval and can be rest assured that the particular product is safe and effective to use.
Denture Products
The following denture care products have earned the seal of approval.
- Efferdent Single Layer Denture Cleanser
- Effergrip Denture Adhesive
- Fresh Guard Soak
- Fresh ‘n Brite Denture Cleaning Paste
Dental Floss
Several dental floss products are approved by the ADA including:
- Dr. Fresh Dental Floss-Waxed
- Oral-B Deep Clean Ultra Floss
- Oral-B Glide Pro-Health Comfort Plus Floss
- Oral-B Glide Pro-health Floss
- Oral B Glide Pro-Health Tape
- Oral B Super Floss
- Reach Unwaxed and Waxed Floss
- Stim U-Dent Plaque Removers
- Tom’s of Maine Naturally Waxed Antiplaque Flat Floss
Teeth Whitening Products
The only teeth whitening product to receive the ADA seal is Opalescence Whitening Gel 10%, which is dispensed by a dentist for home use for patients.
Toothpastes
The list of ADA approved toothpastes is very long. The most popular brands that have made the approval list include:
- Aim
- Arm & Hammer
- Aquafresh
- Aloe Sense
- Colgate
- Crest
These include toothpastes for bad breath control, tartar control, sensitivity control, plaque and gingivitis control with whitening agents and including fluoride.
Toothbrushes
ADA approved manual toothbrushes that earn the seal include several brands such as:
- BSi
- Colgate
- Curvex
- Dr. Fresh
- Firefly
- Oral-B
- Pepsodent
- Pro-Sys
- Radius
- Reach
- Team
- Tek
To keep your teeth healthy and improve overall mouth health, choose dental products that bear the ADA seal prominently displayed on the front of the package. Your dentist and your smile will be happy with the choice.
SOURCES:
http://www.mouthhealthy.org/en/ada-seal-products/find-ada-seal-products-by-category/
http://www.ada.org/en/science-research/ada-seal-of-acceptance/how-to-earn-the-ada-seal