Properties of Whole Saliva and Dental Plaque in Relation to 40-Month Consumption of Chewing Gums Containing Xylitol, Sorbitol or Sucrose

• Published in: Caries research Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 180 - 188
• Main Authors: Mäkinen, K.K., Chen, C.-Y., Mäkinen, P.-L., Bennett, C.A., Isokangas, P.J., Isotupa, K.P., Pape, K.R., Jr
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.01.1996
• Subjects: alpha-Amylases - analysis; Aniline Compounds - analysis; Buffers; Cariostatic Agents - administration & dosage; Cariostatic Agents - pharmacology; Chewing Gum; Child; Cohort Studies; Colony Count, Microbial; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dental Caries - etiology; Dental Plaque - chemistry; Dental Plaque - physiopathology; Dental Plaque Index; Humans; Immunoglobulin A, Secretory - analysis; Lactobacillus - isolation & purification; Muramidase - analysis; Original Paper; Peptide Hydrolases - analysis; Peroxidases - analysis; Saliva - chemistry; Saliva - drug effects; Salivary Proteins and Peptides - analysis; Sialic Acids - analysis; Sorbitol - administration & dosage; Sorbitol - pharmacology; Streptococcus mutans - isolation & purification; Sucrase - analysis; Sucrose - administration & dosage; Sucrose - pharmacology; Sweetening Agents - administration & dosage; Sweetening Agents - pharmacology; Thiocyanates - analysis; Xylitol - administration & dosage; Xylitol - pharmacology; Sorbitol; Xylitol; Sucrose; Dental plaque; Sialochemistry; Lactobobacillus; Saliva; Streptococcus mutans

Samples of whole saliva and dental plaque were collected from initially 10-year old subjects who participated in a 40-month cohort study investigating the effect of chewing gum usage on caries rates. The subjects represented nine cohorts of which one did not receive gum, while in eight cohorts the s...