Particularly storage-stable and thixotropically stable prophylaxis paste for professional dental use

A prophylaxis paste for professional dental use, comprising

• a.) a base component comprising water and humectant,
• b.) a cleaning body,
• c.) a buffer component,
• d.) a component for controlling the rheology,
• e.) an additive component, wherein the additives are selected from the group consisting of stabilizers, dyes, pigments and fluoridation agents, and
• f.) a wetting agent consisting of one or more amphoteric surfactant(s),
• wherein the cleaning body comprises a calcium phosphate in combination with pumice;
• wherein the calcium phosphate is selected from the group consisting of the dibasic dicalcium orthophosphate CaHPO4, the monobasic monocalcium phosphate Ca(H2PO4)2, the tribasic tricalcium phosphate Ca3(PO4)2, the pentacalciumhydroxy triphosphate (Ca5(PO4)3OH) (hydroxylapatite), and hydrates thereof, apatite Ca10(PO4)6(OH,F,Cl,Br)2, and Ca8H2(PO4)6×5H2O;
• wherein the buffer component is a hydrogen phosphate buffer and keeps the pH of the prophylaxis paste, measured in a 10% suspension (w/w) of the paste in water against a pH electrode, between 7 and 8;
• and
• wherein the prophylaxis paste is particularly storage-stable for up to 9 months.