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ArticleThe Saudi dental journal2022

Xylitol content and acid production of chewing gums available in the markets of Saudi Arabia.

Nouf Alshibani, Manal Shalabi, Khuloud AlMugbel, Ebtihal AlSaqer, Nouf AlFarraj, Eman Allam

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Article in The Saudi dental journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Nouf AlshibaniDepartment of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Manal ShalabiDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Khuloud AlMugbelDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ebtihal AlSaqerGeneral Practitioner, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
Nouf AlFarrajGeneral Practitioner, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
Eman AllamDepartment of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE.
Ministry of Health · SAPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University · SAKing Saud University · SANational Research Centre · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To assess the actual xylitol content in sugar-free chewing gums available in a market of Saudi Arabia and investigate its effect on acid production and pH change MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 29 different brands of xylitol-containing sugar-free chewing gums were collected from five major grocery stores in Saudi Arabia. Xylitol was extracted and its concentration was determined using the D-Sorbitol/Xylitol Enzymatic Kit (Megazyme; Bray, Wicklow, Ireland). The pH of the extracts and the amount of acid production for each product was measured after 15-minute and 30-minute incubation with

resultsThe xylitol content in grams was clearly stated on the labels of 16 products, while it was stated in percentages on the labels of ten products. The mean pH of most of the tested products was 5.857 ± 0.096. Significant differences in pH were recorded among 20 products (p ≤ 0.05). Highly significant differences in pH (p = 0.001) were observed in five of the products.

conclusionThe results of this study indicate, using an

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Chewing gumDental cariesOral healthXylitol

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