PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dentifrice composition that has excellent retention of fluoride ion in the oral cavity, especially on tooth surfaces, excellent shaping on a toothbrush and improved storage stability of preparation with time, sufficient foaming properties and improved sense of use and contains a fluoride.SOLUTION: The dentifrice composition is prepared by mixing a sodium fluoride-containing dentifrice composition with (A) a silica-based abrasive, (B) sorbitol and/or glycerol, (C) at least one kind of a cellulose derivative selected from hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose and methyl cellulose and (D) a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether having an average EO addition mol number of 15-25 and containing a 16-18C alkyl group or a polyoxyethylene hardened castor oil having average EO addition mol number of 40-80 in the mass ratio of the component (A)/the component (C) of 5.6-14.0. Also provided is a dentifrice composition which further comprises (E) a fatty acid amide propyl betaine.COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT【解決手段】フッ化ナトリウムを含有する歯磨剤組成物に、(A)シリカ系研磨剤、(B)ソルビット及び/又はグリセリン、(C)ヒドロキシエチルセルロース、ヒドロキシプロピルメチルセルロース及びメチルセルロースから選ばれる少なくとも1種のセルロース誘導体、(D)EO平均付加モル数15~25モル、アルキル基の炭素数が16~18のポリオキシエチレンアルキルエーテル又はEO平均付加モル数が40~80モルのポリオキシエチレン硬化ヒマシ油を配合し、(A)/(C)の質量比が5.6~14.0である歯磨剤組成物。更に、(E)脂肪酸アミドプロピルベタインを配合する上記歯磨剤組成物。【効果】フッ化物の口腔内、特に歯牙表面への滞留性に優れ、歯ブラシ上での成形性に優れ、室温以上の中高温での経時保存安定性が良好で、更に泡立ちが良好なもので、う蝕予防用の歯磨剤組成物として有用である。【選択図】なし