I-silica ye-toothpaste grade iyimikhiqizo emihle ethize esetshenziselwa ukukhiqiza i-toothpaste. Ngokwezakhiwo, ingxenye eyinhloko i-silica, okuyi-powder emhlophe, engenambala, engenasawoti. Ukuhlanzeka kwayo okuphezulu, okuqukethwe okuphansi kokungcoliswa, kuhambisana nezidingo eziqinile zokukhiqiza izinto zokwakha i-toothpaste. Ngokwezimfanelo zomzimba, usayizi we-silica ye-toothpaste grade uvamise ukuba cishe phakathi kuka-3-12 microns, futhi le mikhawulo yosayizi iyasiza ekwenzeni imisebenzi ethile kwi-toothpaste. Inokuhlangana okuhle futhi ingahlakazeka kahle kwi-paste ye-toothpaste. Ngasikhathi sinye, inenani elifanele lokumunca uwoyela nokumunca amanzi, ingamunca izinto eziphilayo kwi-toothpaste, futhi igcine ukuzinza nokuhlangana okufanele kwe-paste ye-toothpaste. Izakhiwo zamakhemikhali zizinzile, futhi ngeke kube nokuphazamiseka kwekhemikhali ngaphansi kwemvelo ye-pH ye-toothpaste (inani le-pH ngokuvamile liyi-7-9), futhi ngeke kube nokuxhumana okungathandeki nezinye izinto ezikwi-toothpaste ezifana ne-fluoride, izithako, njll. Indima ye-toothpaste inezici ezimbili eziyinhloko. Okokuqala, njengomshini wokuhlikihla, ub hardness bayo obulinganiselwe bungasusa kahle i-plaque, imfucumfucu yokudla nezinye izinto ezingcolile ebusweni bezinyo, futhi ngeke kubangele ukulimala okukhulu ebusweni bezinyo nasezindaweni zomlomo. Okwesibili, ingadlala indima yokwandisa ukusiza ukugcina isakhiwo nesimo se-paste ye-toothpaste, ukuze i-toothpaste ibe lula ukuyiphonsa futhi igcine isimo esihle kwi-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 ithuthukise ulwazi lomsebenzisi. Futhi ubukhazikhazi bayo buphezulu, okusiza ukuthuthukisa umbala we-toothpaste, ukuze i-toothpaste ibonakale ibomvu futhi ibukeke kahle.