MOUTH/TEETH

TMG BETAINE

DRY MOUTH

1. Brushing teeth with toothpaste containing betaine (4%) twice/day for 2 weeks significantly relieved symptoms of dry mouth in subjects with chronic dry mouth.

Acta Odontol Scand. 1998 Apr;56(2):65-9.   

Betaine-containing toothpaste relieves subjective symptoms of dry mouth. 

Soderling E, Le Bell A, Kirstila V, Tenovuo J. 

2. Brushing teeth with toothpaste containing betaine (4%) for 6 weeks reduced lip dryness and eating difficulties in patients with chronic dry mouth and reduced dry mouth in 44% of subjects without side effects.

J Contemp Dent Pract. 2003 May 15;4(2):11-23.   

Effects of a betaine-containing toothpaste on subjective symptoms of dry mouth:a randomized clinical trial. 

Rantanen I, Tenovuo J, Pienihakkinen K, Soderling E.