Randomized Controlled Trial: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing A Remineralizing Paste with an Antibacterial Gel to Prevent Early Childhood Caries
KA Plonka, ML Pukallus, TF Holcombe, AG Barnett… – Pediatric dentistry, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare twice daily tooth-brushing using 0.304 percent fluoride toothpaste alone with:(1) twice daily tooth-brushing plus once daily 10% casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) paste; and (2) twice…Learn more…
XYLITOL AS A SUCROSE SUBSTITUTE: RELATION TO DENTAL CARIES
M Mylotte, CF Egan-Mitchel – Lancet, 1981
368 NUTRITION REVIEWS VOL> 39, NO. iO/OCT. 1987 organism. ‘This cycle arises from glucose-lphospate via UDP-glucose, and normally involves the dehydrogenation of xylitol to D-xylulose in one direction, and its phosphorylation in the other direction with return to…Learn more…
Dental caries: An updated medical model of risk assessment
VK Kutsch – The Journal of prosthetic dentistry, 2013
Dental caries is a transmissible, complex biofilm disease that creates prolonged periods of low pH in the mouth, resulting in a net mineral loss from the teeth. Historically, the disease model for dental caries consisted of mutans streptococci and Lactobacillus species, and…Learn more…
Dental health in primary teeth after prevention of mother-child transmission of mutans streptococci
ML Laitala – A Historical Cohort Study on Restorative Visits and …, 2010
The inhibition of early MS colonization seems to lead to long-term effects on caries experience and need for restorative treatment in primary teeth, and may offer a new strategy for control of caries in public dental care. The maternal use of xylitol chewing gum in…Learn more…
Xylitol pediatric topical oral syrup to prevent dental caries: a double-blind randomized clinical trial of efficacy
P Milgrom, KA Ly, OK Tut, L Mancl, MC Roberts… – Archives of pediatrics & …, 2009
Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of a xylitol pediatric topical oral syrup to reduce the incidence of dental caries among very young children and to evaluate the effect of xylitol in reducing acute otitis media in a subsequent study. Learn more…
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