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Trial reportClinical oral investigations2017

Fluoride and calcium concentrations in the biofilm fluid after use of fluoridated dentifrices supplemented with polyphosphate salts.

Mariana Emi Nagata, Alberto Carlos Botazzo Delbem, Kevin Bruce Hall, Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf, Juliano Pelim Pessan

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Clinical oral investigations, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Mariana Emi NagataAraçatuba Dental School, Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Araçatuba, SP, Brazil.
Alberto Carlos Botazzo DelbemAraçatuba Dental School, Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Araçatuba, SP, Brazil.
Kevin Bruce HallAraçatuba Dental School, Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Araçatuba, SP, Brazil.
Marília Afonso Rabelo BuzalafBauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
Juliano Pelim PessanAraçatuba Dental School, Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Araçatuba, SP, Brazil. jpessan@foa.unesp.br.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe present study evaluated fluoride (F) and calcium (Ca) concentrations in the biofilm fluid formed in situ under cariogenic challenge after using F dentifrices supplemented or not with sodium trimetaphosphate (TMP) or calcium glycerophosphate (CaGP).

methodsVolunteers (n = 12) were randomly divided into 5 groups according to the toothpastes used: placebo (without F, CaGP or TMP), 1100 ppm F (1100F) and low-fluoride dentifrice (LFD, 550 ppm F) with no supplementation (550F) or supplemented with 1 % TMP (550F-TMP) or 0.25 % CaGP (550F-CaGP). In each phase, volunteers wore palatal appliances containing 4 bovine enamel blocks. Cariogenic challenge was performed with 30 % sucrose solution, 6 times/day. On the morning of the eigth day, biofilm samples were collected 12 h and 1 h after brushing and cariogenic challenge. F and Ca analyses in the biofilm fluid were performed with the inverted electrode after buffering with TISAB III and using the Arsenazo III method, respectively. Data were submitted to two-way ANOVA (repeated measures) and Student-Newman-Keuls test (p < 0.05).

resultsA dose-response relationship was verified between F concentrations in the dentifrices and in the biofilm fluid. Significant differences were observed among placebo, 550F, and 1100F only 1 h after brushing, without statistical differences among 550F, 550F-TMP, and 550F-CaGP. No defined trend was observed among the groups regarding Ca concentrations, with the highest values seen for placebo and 550F-CaGP.

conclusionThe anticaries effect of LFDs supplemented with CaGP or TMP cannot be related to an increased availability of F and Ca in the biofilm fluid. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The better performance of LFDs containing CaGP or TMP shown in previous studies should be attributed to their ability to interact with tooth enamel and with the biofilm, rather to their effect on the biofilm fluid.

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AdultBiofilmsCalciumCross-Over StudiesDentifricesDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFluoridesGlycerophosphatesHumansMalePolyphosphatesToothbrushingCalciumDentifricesFluoridesGlycerophosphatesPolyphosphatestrimetaphosphoric acidBiofilm fluidCalcium glycerophosphateDentifriceFluorideSodium trimetaphosphate

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