Korean J Orthod.  1997 Aug;27(4):539-548.

A study on the change of streptococcus mutans in dental plaque after use of 0.05% NaF in orthodontic patients

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  • 1Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Korea.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of gargling solution with 0.05% NaF and 10% Xylitol in orthodontic patients with fixed appliance. The sample consisted of 20 patients who were classified into an experimental group and a control group, 10 patients each. Experimental group was used experimental gargling solution and the control group was used with placebo solution. The results were as follows. 1. There were significant reduction in the number of S. mutans C.F.U. between pre and post 3 weeks(p<0.01), 9 weeks(p<0.05) in experimental group. 2. There were significant reduction in the ration of S. mutans C.F.U. to total C.F.U between pre and post 3, 6, 9 weeks(p<0.01) in experimental group. 3. S. mutans, which were reduced until 3 weeks, did not show significant change after 3, 6, 9 weeks. 4. S. mutans were strongly suppressed until 3 weeks after gargling solution with 0.05% NaF and 10% Xylitol.

Keyword

S.mutans; NaF; Xylitol; Fixed orthodontic appliance

MeSH Terms

Dental Plaque*
Humans
Streptococcus mutans*
Streptococcus*
Xylitol
Xylitol
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