Author:
Wang Meng-Jiy,Chang Wei-Jen,Lee Wei-Fang,Lee Sheng-Yang,Sheu Joen-Rong,Teng Nai-Chia
Abstract
Abstract
The aim of the study was to investigate the efficacy of the addition of funoran to xylitol chewing gum in dental plaque. In a double-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial, 36 health adults (21–30 years old), who volunteered after informed consent, with >105 colony-forming units/ml mutans streptococci (MS) at baseline, were assigned randomly into one of three parallel study groups: xylitol+funoran gum (group A), sucrose gum group (group B), and control group (no gum have been provided; group C). The pH value, flash weight, and MS of dental plaque were recorded at baseline and after 2 weeks of treatment. A statistically significant reduction (p<0.05) of salivary MS was displayed in group A after the intervention when compared with baseline. The weight of plaque was reduced after 2 weeks of treatment (p=0.032) in group A. There was no significance in plaque pH value before and after the treatment in any group. Daily funoran-containing xylitol chewing gum application significantly reduced the dental plaque volume and caries pathogen counts in the oral cavity, suggesting that the use of funoran-containing xylitol chewing gum may be a useful adjunct for caries control.
Subject
Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,General Chemical Engineering
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