Effect of three-year consumption of erythritol, xylitol and sorbitol candies on various plaque and salivary caries-related variables

• Published in: Journal of dentistry Vol. 41; no. 12; pp. 1236 - 1244
• Main Authors: Runnel, Riina, Mäkinen, Kauko K., Honkala, Sisko, Olak, Jana, Mäkinen, Pirkko-Liisa, Nõmmela, Rita, Vahlberg, Tero, Honkala, Eino, Saag, Mare
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2013; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Acetic Acid - analysis; Bacterial Load; Biofilm; Calcium - analysis; Candy; Child; Children; Children & youth; Clinical trial; Clinical trials; Cohort Studies; Consumption; Dental Caries - microbiology; Dental Caries - prevention & control; Dental plaque; Dental Plaque - chemistry; Dental Plaque - microbiology; Dental Plaque - prevention & control; Dentistry; Double-Blind Method; Erythritol - administration & dosage; Fluorides; Follow-Up Studies; Glucose - analysis; Glycerol - analysis; Humans; Lactic Acid - analysis; Lactobacillus - isolation & purification; Placebos; Propionates - analysis; Prospective Studies; Saliva; Saliva - chemistry; Saliva - microbiology; Saliva - secretion; Schools; Secretory Rate - physiology; Sorbitol - administration & dosage; Streptococcus mutans - isolation & purification; Studies; Sugar alcohol; Sweetening Agents - administration & dosage; Teeth; Xylitol - administration & dosage; Dental plaque; Biofilm; Clinical trial; Children; Sugar alcohol; Saliva

The objective of the present paper is to report results from oral biologic studies carried out in connection with a caries study. Samples of whole-mouth saliva and dental plaque were collected from initially 7- to 8-year-old subjects who participated in a 3-year school-based programme investigating...