Advanced Oral Health Protection: A Multifunctional Dentifrice Designed to Prevent Oral Diseases and Conditions.

Abstract

In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly in Paris declared that a standard of health was a universal human right.1 There is no reason to suggest that this affirmation should not include oral health as well. Oral health is a human right! Oral diseases are a public health problem that impair quality of life and generate increased costs and demands.2 The World Economic Forum reported this year that almost half the world's population suffers from oral diseases that impact daily life and subject the population to a higher risk of systemic health issues.3 It is time for radical policy action. Governments, industries, academic institutions, and scientific organizations must help change the burden of oral diseases.4 Concerned about the lack of attention to oral health, a historic resolution was adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2021 stating that oral health should be firmly embedded within the noncommunicable disease agenda and that oral healthcare interventions should be included in universal health coverage programs.5.