Plant-Derived Substances with Antibacterial, Antioxidant, and Flavoring Potential to Formulate Oral Health Care Products

Bacterial diseases and reactive oxygen species can cause dental caries and oral cancer. Therefore, the present review analyzes and discusses the antibacterial and antioxidant properties of synthetic and plant-derived substances and their current and future patents to formulate dental products. The reviewed evidence indicates that chlorhexidine, fluorides, and hydrogen peroxide have adverse effects on the sensory acceptability of oral care products. As an alternative, plant-derived substances have antimicrobial and antioxidant properties that can be used in their formulation. Also, adding plant metabolites favors the sensory acceptability of dental products compared with synthetic compounds. Therefore, plant-derived substances have antibacterial, antioxidant, and flavoring activity with the potential to be used in the formulation of toothpaste, mouth rinses, dentures cleansers-fixatives, and saliva substitutes.

A Genre Based Study of Selected Dental Brochures in Pakistan

This research aims to find out how dental brochures in Pakistan are designed to advertise and sell dental products. Bhatia's (1993) model of sales promotion letters is used to analyze the structure of the selected dental brochures. This study is qualitative that focuses on the structure of the dental brochures in Pakistan. The purpose of this research was to find out if the dental brochure designers in Pakistan are following the defined moves of sales promotion letter. Hence, by applying Bhatia's (1993) model of sales promotion, the results showed that dental brochure designers in Pakistan focus on the communicative purposes defined by Bhatia. Moreover, after analyzing the structure, it is revealed that the dental brochures follow move 5 and move 2 more than other moves as move 5 is followed by almost all of the brochures while move 2 is followed by 83% of the brochures. However, move 3, Move 6, and Move 7 cannot be found in any brochure. This reveals the structural pattern of the dental brochures.

Development and Innovation on Dental Products in Argentina: A Technological Prospecting Based on Patents

Background:: Argentina has progressed with industrialization in comparison to other Latin American countries and this process had a direct impact on the innovative capacity of the national economy. A constantly search for market leadership, including Dentistry field and dental materials, stimulates the industries to launch daily new products. Inventions related to health researches are mostly protected by patents as intellectual property. A patent landscape analysis through searches in patent banks is a tool used to identify trends in different areas of innovations. Objective:: Identify and evaluate the scenario of research, development and innovation of dental products in Argentina by a technological prospecting based on patents. Methods:: A survey of patent documents was conducted by searching for deposited and granted patents of dental products. The searches were carried out during January 2020 in the patent database of the National Institute of Industrial Property of Argentina (INPI-AR). The terms "dentistry", “buccal”, "dental" and “oral” were used to select in the titles and abstracts of patent application reports. The information extracted from patent reports was organized in tables and graphs using GraphPad Prism 6 software to evaluate the applications. Results:: A total of 363 patents were published from 1989 to 2016, mainly by international industries, 93.3 % as Patent Invention and 3.0 % as a Utility Model applications on Dentistry. Only two patents (0.5 %) were deposited by universities, as University of Melbourne (Patent number 20060102378) and Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (Patent number 20140104149) which only the last one is national. Among the deposits only 6.6 % were granted, the most was in force, denied or lost. According to the specialties, most patents were related to compositions (64.7 %) and personal products (21.7 %), also on Dentistry/Cariology (6.33 %) and Prostheses/Implants (4.68 %). Conclusion:: In general, we find that the most patent applications are related to the preventive area, personal products and compositions for formulations. Few dental patents deposits are currently available in Argentina, suggesting that the importation of products into the area remains large, which can make dental products more expensive. It is important to invest in technology-based companies to promote increased economic activity, being a consequence of investment in knowledge creation and intellectual property to the Dentistry area.

Standards for Dental Materials.

Dental materials include many types of dental products of variable characteristics that are designed and manufactured for use in dentistry including materials present in instruments used in dental implants. Standards for the practice of dentistry and the dental materials have been recognized for a long time play as playing important contribution to the quality and safety of the practice of dentistry and dental treatments by professional dentists [1-3].

The Contribution of Non-Food-Based Exposure to Gluten on the Management of Coeliac Disease

The management of coeliac disease involves the life-long adherence to a strict gluten free diet. There have been concerns about exposure to gluten or other cereal components that are not contained in foods. This manuscript reviews the available literature focused on the potential for exposure to non-food-based gluten and the potential relevance of this to the ongoing management of individuals with coeliac disease. The products of consideration included dental and oral hygiene products, cosmetics and packaging products. Each of these items has been considered, with caution noted in regards to dental products and potential concern about novel packaging applications. Accidental ingestion by younger children of items such as play-dough during play also requires care. In conclusion, there is currently little firm data to guide individuals with coeliac disease, other than caution about specific items.

Description of the standard operating procedure «Procedure for disinfection of dental products»

This standard operating procedure (SOP) defines the establishment of uniform requirements for observing the sanitary and anti-epidemic regime when working with dental products; it has been introduced into the practice of paramedical personnel of the Togliatti Dental Clinic No. 3.