I-silica ye-toothpaste grade iyimikhiqizo emihle ethile esetshenziselwa ukukhiqiza i-toothpaste. Ngokwezakhi, ingxenye eyinhloko i-silica, okuyipowder emhlophe, engenasawoti, engenaphunga. Ukuhlanzeka kwayo okuphezulu, okuqukethwe okuphansi kwezinto ezingafunwa, kuhambisana nezidingo eziqinile zokukhiqiza izinto zokusetshenziswa ze-toothpaste. Ngokwezakhiwo zomzimba, usayizi we-silica ye-toothpaste grade uvame ukuba cishe phakathi kuka-3-12 microns, futhi le ndawo yosayizi iyasiza ekwenzeni imisebenzi ethile ku-toothpaste. Inokuhlakazeka okuhle futhi ingahlakazeka kahle ku-paste ye-toothpaste. Ngasikhathi sinye, inenani elifanele lokumunca uwoyela kanye nokumunca amanzi, ingamunca izinto eziphilayo ku-toothpaste, futhi igcine ukuzinza nokuhlangana okufanele kwe-paste ye-toothpaste. Izakhiwo zamakhemikhali ziqinile, futhi ngeke kube nokuphendulana kwamakhemikhali ngaphansi kwemvelo ye-pH ye-toothpaste (inani le-pH ngokuvamile liyi-7-11), futhi ngeke kube nokuxhumana okungathandeki nezinye izinto eziku-toothpaste ezifana ne-fluoride, izithako, njll. Indima ye-toothpaste inezici ezimbili eziyinhloko. Okokuqala, njengomkhiqizo wokucindezela, ubhardness bayo obulinganiselwe bungasusa kahle i-plaque, udoti wokudla nezinye izinto ezingcolile ebusweni bezinyo, futhi ngeke kubangele ukulimala okweqile ebusweni bezinyo nasezindaweni zomlomo. Okwesibili, ingadlala indima yokwandisa ukuze isize igcine isakhiwo nesimo se-paste ye-toothpaste, ukuze i-toothpaste ibe lula ukuyiphonsa futhi igcine isimo esihle ku-toothbrush. Ekukhiqizeni i-toothpaste, ukusetshenziswa kwe-silica ye-toothpaste grade kungenza i-toothpaste ibe nephunga elihle nokubukeka. Ayikwenzi i-toothpaste ibonakale ingcolile njengamanye ama-abrasives endabuko, ngaleyo ndlela ithuthukisa ulwazi lomsebenzisi. Futhi ubukhazikhazi bayo buphezulu, obusiza ukuthuthukisa umbala we-toothpaste, ukuze i-toothpaste ibonakale ibomvu futhi ibukeke kahle.