scholarly journals Toothbrushing with vegetable oil: a clinical and laboratorial analysis

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alciara Alice de Almeida Aguiar ◽  
Nemre Adas Saliba
Keyword(s):  
Vegetable Oil ◽  
Dental Plaque ◽  
Buffer Capacity ◽  
Military Training ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Dental Surface ◽  
The Military ◽  
Salivary Buffer Capacity

The dentifrices currently available in the marketplace contain many anticariogenic substances, fluoride and abrasives aimed to better clean the dental surface, remove dental plaque, improve salivary flow and its buffer capacity and reduce colonies of bacteria such as S. mutans, the causative agent of dental caries. The objective of this study was to evaluate the possibility of adequately removing dental plaque using an experimental almond oil dentifrice (Titoil) with no abrasives or antiplaque agents. This study was carried out with 80 volunteers, all of them 18-year-old recruits from the military training school of Araçatuba - SP. Saliva sampling and dental plaque disclosing were undertaken both before and after 28 days of toothbrushing with a low abrasive dentifrice (Group 1: 40 volunteers) or with Titoil (Group 2: 40 volunteers). Statistical analysis of the results revealed that the experimental dentifrice (Titoil) did not interfere with salivary flow and reduced dental plaque more than the low abrasive dentifrice, improved the salivary buffer capacity and decreased salivary S. mutans (Caritest-SM) as much as regular dentifrices. It was concluded that if the dental industry replaces abrasive by vegetable oil in dentifrices, these will be more effective in maintaining oral health and will cause less dental abrasion.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Mengunyah Tebu (Saccharum Officinarum L.) dan Bengkuang (Pachyrhizus Erosus) Terhadap Perubahan Indeks Debris pada Anak Umur 8-9 Tahun di SD Adabiah Kota Padang

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-90
Author(s):  
Sri Ramayanti ◽  
Reni Nofika ◽  
Dezy Adrianton
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Saccharum Officinarum ◽  
T Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Pachyrhizus Erosus ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Group 1

Debris is food residued that found on the surface of the teeth. Accumulation of debris will trigger plaque formation, causing dental caries. Debris surface area evaluated by using the debris index. One way to reduce the debris index is to eat foods that contain water and fiber such as cane and yam, because it can help the self-cleansing and stimulate salivary flow in the mastication process. The objective of the study was to find out the effect of cane and yam chewing to change the debris index in children aged 8-9 years at Adabiah Elementary School Padang. This study used a quasi experiment method with two group pretest and posttest design that used purposive sampling with a sample of 44 students and consisted of two treatment groups. Group 1 was given the instruction to chew cane in the first day and group 2 to chew yam in the second day. The results of the study is average debris index before and after chewing a cane decreased by 0,522 and chewing a yam decreased by 0,497. Paired T-Test test results showed the value of p=0.001 (p<0.05) between before and after treatment in each treatment groups. The Independent T-Test showed that the value of p=0.581 (p>0.05) between treatment groups. The Conclusion showed chewing cane and yam for children aged 8-9 years at Adabiah Elementary School Padang has an effect in decresing the debris index, but there is no significant change between both of them.

The Effect of Cheese and Milk on Buffering Capacity of Saliva in Children 10-12 Years

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 105-110
Author(s):  
Suzanna Sungkar ◽  
Santi Chismirina ◽  
Abdillah Imron Nasution ◽  
Husnul Khatimah Imaduddin
Keyword(s):  
Buffer Capacity ◽  
American Heart ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Heart Association ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Buffering Capacity ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Buffer System ◽  
Milk Consumption ◽  
Salivary Buffer Capacity

Saliva have significant roles in maintaining the health of oral cavity. Salivary flow and composition of saliva play a critical role. Saliva also serves as buffer system. Increasing the salivary flow will increase salivary buffer capacity and pH of saliva. Salivary buffer capacity serves to protect the teeth from the acid that comes from food which is formed by acidogenic microorganisms. Milk and dairy are good diet for children that recommended by American Heart Association (AHA). Cheese as one of dairy mild can increase the salivary flow, that help keep the dental hygiene, and prevent bacteria sticking to the teeth. The aim of the study was to identify the effect of cheese and milk consumption on salivary buffer capacity of students aged 10-12 year at Sekolah Dasar Negeri 57 Banda Aceh. Salivary buffer capacity after consume cheese measured after chewing cheese 4 gram about 32 times whereas salivary buffer capacity after consume milk consumption was measured after gargling 25 ml milk 34 times. Salivary buffer capacity measured with Saliva-check buffer (GC). Results of Wilcoxon test showed significant differences (p<0.05) salivary buffer capacity after consumption of milk compared with cheese. Capacity buffer salivary after consumption of cheese higher than milk. In conclusion, cheese and milk consumption have effect on salivary buffer capacity. Salivary buffer capacity after cheese consumption is higher than after milk consumption.

scholarly journals Salivary microbial and nonmicrobial parameters in children with fixed orthodontic appliances

2011 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 901-906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Peros ◽  
Senka Mestrovic ◽  
Sandra Anic-Milosevic ◽  
Mladen Slaj
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Buffer Capacity ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Salivary Flow Rate ◽  
Orthodontic Appliances ◽  
Orthodontic Therapy ◽  
Fixed Orthodontic Appliances ◽  
Salivary Ph ◽  
Salivary Buffer Capacity ◽  
Lactobacillus Spp

Abstract Objective: To determine the physiologic changes of salivary flow rate, pH, and buffer capacity and the levels of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus spp in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. Materials and Methods: The study included 23 patients scheduled for fixed orthodontic therapy. All subjects received equal braces, bands, and brackets, bonded with the same material. Stimulated saliva samples were taken before placement of the appliance, and at weeks 6, 12, and 18 during the therapy. Salivary flow rate and salivary pH were measured, and the salivary buffer capacity was determined. Saliva samples were cultivated on selective microbial agar for microorganism detection. Results: A significant (P &lt; .05) increase in stimulated salivary flow rate and salivary pH was found. The salivary levels of S mutans and Lactobacillus spp also inscreased significantly (P &lt; .05), and the major peak was at week 12 of fixed orthodontic therapy. Conclusion: The 6th to 12th week of orthodontic therapy is the period of the most intensive intraoral growth of S mutans and Lactobacillus spp and a time of very intensive salivary functions and physiologic response.

Effects of Oral Health Care on Salivary Flow Rate in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haruhisa Ibayashi ◽  
Tomohiro Nishiyama ◽  
Masayuki Tanaka ◽  
Truong-Minh Pham ◽  
Junko Yano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Buffer Capacity ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Salivary Flow Rate ◽  
Before And After

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of the authors' oral health care program on the stimulated whole salivary flow rate and buffer capacity before and after a 6-month intervention. The authors conducted the intervention study among 25 participants with diabetes. The salivary flow rate and buffer capacity were evaluated before and after this intervention. Overall, the results showed a significant increase in salivary flow rate and no significant change in buffer capacity. Also, it was likely that salivary flow rate significantly increased among patients with more than 20 remaining teeth and patients with well-controlled diabetes. The findings suggest that this program for type 2 diabetes led to an increase in the stimulated whole salivary flow rate.

Development of Horizontal Tooth Wear in Maxillary Anterior Teeth from Five to 18 Years of Age

1990 ◽  
Vol 69 (11) ◽  
pp. 1765-1770 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Nystrom ◽  
M. Könönen ◽  
S. Alaluusua ◽  
M. Evalahti ◽  
J. Vartiovaara
Keyword(s):  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Buffer Capacity ◽  
Primary Teeth ◽  
Tooth Wear ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Bite Force ◽  
Gonial Angle ◽  
Anterior Teeth ◽  
Total Wear ◽  
Salivary Buffer Capacity

Sizes of horizontal wear facets of maxillary anterior teeth were studied longitudinally from the primary dentition at age five to the young adult dentition at the age of 18 years. By a planimetric method, we calculated the wear areas on dental casts taken at the ages of five, ten, 14, and 18 years from the dentition of 39 healthy, orthodontically untreated subjects with good morphological occlusion. For young adults, we also studied the association between the amount of wear and reported parafunctions, maximal bite force, salivary buffer capacity, salivary flow rate, and some cephalometric variables. Size of wear facets on all anterior teeth increased with age. Significant correlations were found between the total wear areas of the six anterior primary teeth at five years of age and those of their permanent successors at age 14 (r = 0.44) and 18 (r = 0.39). For an individual, tooth wear at five years of age was, however, of low predictive value for tooth wear in young adulthood, whereas tooth wear at 14 years of age predicted it well (r = 0.89). Highest correlations between tooth wear and background factors at 18 years of age were found for maximal anterior bite force (r = 0.44) and for the size of the gonial angle (r = -0.31). Wear of anterior teeth was not associated with reported parafunctions in young adulthood.

scholarly journals Association of polymorphisms in the carbonic anhydrase 6 gene with salivary buffer capacity, dental plaque pH, and caries index in children aged 7–9 years

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
R C R Peres ◽  
G Camargo ◽  
L S Mofatto ◽  
K L Cortellazzi ◽  
M C L G Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbonic Anhydrase ◽  
Dental Plaque ◽  
Buffer Capacity ◽  
Plaque Ph ◽  
Salivary Buffer Capacity

Comparison of 24-Hour Electrocardiogram Parameters in Patients with Graves Disease Before and After Anti-Thyroid Therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gamze Akkuş ◽  
Yeliz Sökmen ◽  
Mehmet Yılmaz ◽  
Özkan Bekler ◽  
Oğuz Akkuş
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Surgical Therapy ◽  
Graves Disease ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Euthyroid Status ◽  
Ectopic Beats ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Electrocardiographic Parameters ◽  
Group 1

Background: We aimed prospectively investigate the laboratory and electrocardiographic parameters (hearth rate, QRS, QT, QTc, Tpe, Tpe/QTc, arrhythmia prevalance) in patients with graves disease before and after antithyroid therapy. Methods: 71 patients (48 female, 23 male), age between 18-50 (mean±SD: 36.48±12.20 ) with GD were included into the study. Patients treated with antithyroid therapy (thionamids and/or surgical therapy) to maintain euthyroid status. Patients were examined in terms of electrocardiographic parameters before and after the treatment. Results: Mean TSH, free thyroxin (fT4) and tri-iodothyrionine (fT3) levels of all patients were 0.005±0.21, 3.27± 1.81, 11.42±7.44, respectively. While 9 patients (group 2) underwent surgical therapy, had suspicious of malignant nodule or large goiter and unresponsiveness to medical treatment; the other patients (n=62, group 1) were treated with medical therapy. Patients with surgical therapy had more increased serum fT4 (p=0.045), anti-thyroglobulin value (p=0.018) and more severe graves orbitopathy (n=0.051) before treatment when compared to medical therapy group. Baseline Tpe duration and baseline Tpe/QTc ratio and frequency of supraventricular ectopic beats were found to be significantly higher in group 2 when compared to group 1 (p=0.00, p=0.005). Otherwise baseline mean heart rate, QRS duration, QTc values of both groups were similar. Although the patients became their euthyroid status, group 2 patients had still suffered from more sustained supraventricular ectopics beats than group 1. Conclusion: Distinct from medical treatment group, surgical treatment group with euthyroidism at least 3 months had still suffered from an arrhythmia (Tpe, Tpe/QTc, supraventricular and ventricular ectopic beats).

scholarly journals Reversal of Root Caries with Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate and Fluoride Varnish in Xerostomia

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ahmed Sleibi ◽  
Anwar R. Tappuni ◽  
Aylin Baysan
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Phosphate ◽  
Amorphous Calcium Phosphate ◽  
Primary Root ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Root Caries ◽  
Carious Lesions ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Casein Phosphopeptide ◽  
Group 1

Different formulas of topical fluoride have been used to manage root carious lesions. This clinical trial aimed to investigate the efficacy of a dental varnish containing casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) and fluoride compared with fluoride alone in reversing/arresting root caries in xerostomic patients over 1 year. A total of 80 patients (age range 45–92 years) with primary root caries (<i>n</i> = 184 root carious lesions) and unstimulated salivary flow rate of &#x3c;0.2 mL/min were randomly allocated to receive either dental varnish containing CPP-ACP and 5% fluoride (group 1: MI varnish; GC, Japan) (<i>n</i> = 41, 83 lesions), or dental varnish with 5% fluoride alone (group 2: NUPRO White; Dentsply, USA) (<i>n</i> = 39, 101 lesions). Clinical assessments with Severity Index (SI) for root caries, DIAGNOdent measurements, and varnish application were carried out at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months. Standard oral hygiene instructions with 1,450 ppm fluoride toothpastes were provided for both groups. After 3 months, 63.9% (<i>n</i> = 46) of root caries in group 1 became hard (SI: 0) compared with 39.3% (<i>n</i> = 35) in group 2 (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.01). After 6 and 12 months, the differences in SI were insignificant (group 1, <i>n</i> = 60, 83.3%) (group 2, <i>n</i> = 66, 74.2%) (<i>p</i> = 0.36), and (group 1, <i>n</i> = 60, 89.6%) (group 2, <i>n</i> = 67, 81.7%, <i>n</i> = 1 soft, 1.2%) (<i>p</i> = 0.29), respectively. In both groups, noncavitated leathery lesions were more likely to become hard when compared to the cavitated root caries. A significant decrease in plaque index, surface roughness, lesion dimension, and DIAGNOdent readings with a significant increase in lesion distance from the gingival margin was reported in both groups (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.05). This study has provided evidence that fluoride dental varnish either with or without calcium and phosphate has the potential to arrest/reverse root caries, especially noncavitated lesions for patients with xerostomia.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Clinical, Biochemical and Microbiological Markers Related to Dental Caries

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 6049
Author(s):  
Maria D Ferrer ◽  
Salvadora Pérez ◽  
Aránzazu López Lopez ◽  
José Luis Sanz ◽  
Maria Melo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Biochemical Parameters ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Tooth Brushing ◽  
Sugar Solution ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Caries Lesions

Our aim was to evaluate clinical, biochemical and microbiological markers related to dental caries in adults. A sample that consisted of 75 volunteers was utilized. The presence of caries and the presence of plaque and gingival indices were determined. Unstimulated salivary flow, pH, lactate, Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus dentisani were measured in the participants’ plaque and saliva samples before and after rinsing with a sugar solution. Lactate in plaque was found to be significantly related to age, gender, tooth-brushing frequency, the presence of cavitated caries lesions and plaque and gingival indices (p < 0.05). The levels of S. dentisani in plaque increased significantly with tooth-brushing frequency (p = 0.03). Normalized plaque S. dentisani values and the percentage of S. dentisani were slightly higher in patients with basal lactic acid levels ≤ 50 mg/L. After rinsing with a sugary solution, the percentage of S. mutans levels in plaque were higher in patients with lactic acid levels > 350 mg/L (p = 0.03). Tooth-brushing frequency was the factor which was most associated with oral health. Women reflected better clinical and biochemical parameters than men. Low pH and high lactic acid levels tended to be associated with high caries rates. No association was found between bacteria levels and caries indices.

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