Toothpaste
<p>Potassium nitrate </p>
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<li >Used in some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothpaste" title="Toothpaste" >toothpastes</a> for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentine_hypersensitivity" title="Dentine hypersensitivity" >sensitive teeth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sensodyne_21-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_nitrate#cite_note-Sensodyne-21" >[22]</a></sup> Recently, the use of potassium nitrate in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothpaste" title="Toothpaste" >toothpastes</a> for treating sensitive teeth has increased and it may be an effective treatment.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_nitrate#cite_note-22" >[23]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_nitrate#cite_note-23" >[24]</a></sup></li>
<li >Used in some toothpastes to relieve asthma symptoms. <sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_nitrate#cite_note-24" >[25]</a></sup></li>
<li >Used historically to treat asthma as well as arthritis.<sup class="Template-Fact" >[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed" >citation needed</a></i>]</sup></li>
<li >Combats high blood pressure and was once used as a hypotensive.</li>
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