The effect of xylitol on dental caries and oral flora

Dental caries, the most chronic disease affecting mankind, has been in the limelight with regard to its prevention and treatment. Professional clinical management of caries has been very successful in cases of different severities of disease manifestations. However, tertiary management of this disea...

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Published in:Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry cosmetic and investigational dentistry, 2014-01, Vol.6 (default), p.89-94
Main Authors: Nayak, Prathibha Anand, Nayak, Ullal Anand, Khandelwal, Vishal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Bacteria
Beverage industry
Care and treatment
Consumption
Dental caries
Dental surgery
Dentistry
Enamel
Energy
FDA approval
Fluorides
Health aspects
Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms)
Oral hygiene
Physiological aspects
Pneumonia
Review
Sugar
Teeth
Xylitol
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Summary:Dental caries, the most chronic disease affecting mankind, has been in the limelight with regard to its prevention and treatment. Professional clinical management of caries has been very successful in cases of different severities of disease manifestations. However, tertiary management of this disease has been gaining attention, with numerous methods and agents emerging on a daily basis. Higher intake of nutritive sweeteners can result in higher energy intake and lower diet quality and thereby predispose an individual to conditions like obesity, cardiovascular disorders, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Non-nutritive sweeteners have gained popularity as they are sweeter and are required in substantially lesser quantities. Xylitol, a five-carbon sugar polyol, has been found to be promising in reducing dental caries disease and also reversing the process of early caries. This paper throws light on the role and effects of various forms of xylitol on dental caries and oral hygiene status of an individual.
ISSN:1179-1357
1179-1357
DOI:10.2147/ccide.s55761