Alternative sweeteners influence the biomass of oral biofilm

• Main Authors: Razak, Fathilah Abdul, Baharuddin, B.A., Akbar, E.F.M., Norizan, A.H., Ibrahim, N.F., Yusoff, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: Practice of dentistry. Dental economics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/17796/1/AOB_2017_Alternative_sweeteners.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/17796/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003996917301243

Objective Compact-structured oral biofilm accumulates acids that upon prolonged exposure to tooth surface, causes demineralisation of enamel. This study aimed to assess the effect of alternative sweeteners Equal Stevia®, Tropicana Slim®, Pal Sweet® and xylitol on the matrix-forming activity of plaq...