Antibacterial Effects of MicroRepair®BIOMA-Based Toothpaste and Chewing Gum on Orthodontic Elastics Contaminated In Vitro with Saliva from Healthy Donors: A Pilot Study

• Published in: Applied sciences Vol. 10; no. 19; p. 6721
• Main Authors: Meto, Aida, Colombari, Bruna, Odorici, Alessandra, Giva, Lavinia Beatrice, Pericolini, Eva, Regina, Annunziata La, Blasi, Elisabetta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Antimicrobial agents; Bacteria; Biofilms; Biorepair Peribioma chewing gum; Biorepair Peribioma toothpaste; Chewing gum; Composition; Contamination; Dental caries; Dental enamel; Dental plaque; Dentifrices; Health aspects; Homeostasis; Hydroxyapatite; Inflammation; Microbiota; Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms); Microorganisms; microRepair®BIOMA; Oral diseases; Oral hygiene; oral microbiota; Orthodontic appliances; orthodontic elastics; Orthodontics; Pathogens; Periodontium; Physiological aspects; Probiotics; saliva; Teeth; Testing; Toothpaste; Italy
• ISSN: 2076-3417; 2076-3417
• DOI: 10.3390/app10196721

Several new products with innovative formulations are being proposed to facilitate oral care. Here, we evaluated the effects of a commercially available product, a toothpaste and chewing gum named Biorepair Peribioma, on oral microorganisms of healthy subjects. Saliva from six volunteers was collect...