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Section Type: OBJECTIVE

Text: The objective of two single-blind, three-treatment, crossover design, clinical studies was to evaluate the antiplaque efficacy using the Modified Gingival Margin Plaque Index (MGMPI) scores of three dentifrices : 1) a dentifrice containing 0. 3 % triclosan/2. 0 % polyvinylmethyl ether/maleic acid (PVM/MA) copolymer/sodium fluoride in a 17 % dual silica base (Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste-Test Dentifrice) ; 2) a commercially available dentifrice containing 0. 3 % triclosan/2. 0 % PVM/MA copolymer/sodium fluoride in a 10 % high-cleaning silica base (Colgate Total Toothpaste-Positive Control Dentifrice) ; and 3) a commercially available dentifrice containing 0. 243 % sodium fluoride in a regular silica base (Colgate Winterfresh Gel-Negative Control Dentifrice).