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This International Standard specifies requirements and test methods for the physical and chemical properties, and for the marking and/or labelling of dentifrices, including toothpastes, for daily use by the public with a toothbrush to promote oral hygiene. NOTE 1: Guidelines on assessing claimed or implied efficacy of dentifrices for the prevention or control of oral conditions may be found in the FDI Commission Work Project (8-95) Guidance on the assessment of efficacy of toothpastes. International Dental Journal, 49, 1999, pp.311-316 or References [18, 19].