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

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...

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Main Authors: Cláudia Perez Trindade Fraga, Márcia Pinto Alves Mayer, Célia Regina Martins Delgado Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2010-06-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242010000200003