ACCEPTABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INGESTIBLE TOOTHPASTE.

Abstract

An ingestible toothpaste was tested during the course of a simulated space flight conducted to study the effect on man of living in an atmosphere of approximately 100% oxygen. Four young male adults spent 43 days in a space cabin simulator at a pressure equivalent to 27,000 ft. of altitude. The dental phase was to determine the acceptability of the ingestible toothpaste and whether any change in the oral health of the subjects took place as a result of the flight. The ingestible toothpaste was acceptable; however, because of the small number of subjects, results were inconclusive as to the effectiveness of the oral hygiene protocol. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0702154

Entities

People

  • Albert C. Jerman
  • Cecil E. Brown Jr.
  • Gaylord L. Hall

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Flight
  • Health
  • Hygiene
  • Oral Health
  • Oral Hygiene
  • Simulators
  • Space Flight

Readers

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Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris