Use of chewing gum containing 15% of xylitol and reduction in mutans streptococci salivary levels

• Hauptverfasser: Cláudia Perez Trindade Fraga (Verfasst von), Márcia Pinto Alves Mayer (Verfasst von), Célia Regina Martins Delgado Rodrigues (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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Frequent use of Xylitol may decrease the S. mutans levels. However, very little is known about whether this effect on the levels of cariogenic bacteria is maintained after the interruption of short-term usage of xylitol. This study aimed at evaluating changes in mutans streptococci (MS) salivary lev...