Colgate® Total Pro-Gum Health toothpaste, with 0.3 % triclosan, 2.0 % copolymer and 1450 ppm fluoride, provided statistically significantly superior efficacy in reducing plaque and gingivitis at 3 months and 6 months, compared with a toothpaste with a proprietary blend of herbal extracts, sodium bicarbonate and 1400 ppm fluoride, as well as a negative control dentifrice with 1450 ppm fluoride alone. There were no significant differences between the herbal sodium bicarbonate toothpaste and the negative control toothpaste at either time point, for either plaque or gingivitis.