ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 11609 Third edition 2017-06 Dentistry Dentifrices Requirements, test methods and marking Médecine bucco-dentaire Dentifrices Exigences, méthodes d'essai et marquage Reference number IS0 11609:2017(E) so International Organization for Standardization @ IS0 2017 Not for Resale, 2017/8/21 01:20:07 see=ZHEJIANG INST OF STANDARDIZATION C1 5956617 vided by IHS under No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS IS0 11609:2017(E) COPYRIGHT PROTECTEDDOCUMENT IS0 2017, Published in Switzerland All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Ch. de Blandonnet 8 . CP 401 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland Tel. +41 22 749 01 11 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 copyright@iso.org www.iso.org Licensee-ZHEJIANG INST OF STANDARDIzoISQ 07 - All rights reserved HS und networking permited without license from IHS IS0 11609:2017(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references ..1 3 Terms and definitions ..1 4 Requirements relative to the physical and chemical properties of dentifrices. .2 4.1 Total fluoride .2 4.1.1 Total fluoride concentration 2 4.1.2 Total fluoride in a single-unit container .2 4.2 Heavy metals. .2 4.3 pH 2 4.4 Microbiology 2 4.5 Abrasivity. 2 4.6 Stability .3 4.7 Readily fermentable carbohydrates .3 5 Test methods. .3 5.1 Determination of pH .3 5.2 Determination of dentine abrasivity .3 5.3 Determination of enamel abrasivity 3 5.4 Determination of stability .3 6 Marking and labelling .3 7 Packaging .4 Annex A (informative) Abrasivity test procedure - American Dental Association (ADA) method... 5 Annex B (informative) Determination of relative dentifrice abrasivity to enamel and dentinebyasurfaceprofilemethod ..12 Annex C (informative) A testing of total fluoride in dentifrices ..18 Bibliography .21 ii nSee=ZHEJIANG INST OF STANDARDIZATION C1 5956617 vithout license from IHS