Effect of xylitol-containing chewing gum consumption on salivary mutans streptococci levels, on genotypes of S.mutans and on the presence of xylitol-resistant strains in saliva. / Efeito do uso de goma de mascar contendo xilitol sobre os níveis salivares de Estreptococos do grupo mutans, sobre os genótipos de S. mutans e sobre a presença de amostras xilitol-tolerantes na saliva.

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2006

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of xylitol (15%) containing chewing gum, for 30 days , in 12 subjects with high mutans Streptococci (MS) salivary levels (= 10 5 c.f.u./ml) on Mutans streptococci (MS) salivary levels, on genotypes and detection of xilitol tolerant (X R ) strains of S. mutans . Volunteers were asked to chew one lozangle, for 5 minutes, five times per day, for 30 days with no change in their habitual diet or oral hygiene. Saliva samples were collected at baseline, 30 days after gum usage and 30 days after the interruption of the consumption. Two subjects were excluded from the last examination due to antibiotic use. The results showed a marked reduction in MS salivary levels. The average levels of MS in saliva in baseline was 9.8 x 10 5 ± 2.61 x 10 5 c.f.u./ml saliva and decreased to 2.17 x 10 5 ± 1.94 x 10 5 after 30 days of consumption. This difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). However this effect was not long lasting, and 30 days after the interruption of consumption (3.5 x 10 5 ± 2.71 x 10 5 ) there was no statistically difference in relation to baseline data. Seventeen different genotypes were identified in MS salivary samples of 10 volunteers that completed the 3 sampling procedures, by RAPD-PCR using OPA-2 primer. The assay of xylitol tolerance of S. mutans in vitro, in BHI and BHI/1% xylitol allowed the identification of 12 X R isolates, among 124 tested strains representing all detected genotypes. X R strains were detected in all sampling steps, including at baseline, before chewing gum consumption. There were X R and X S isolates with the same genotypes by RAPD-PCR. The prevalence of X R strains did not show direct relation to consumption of xylitol neither to genotypes. Based on the conditions of the present study, the data suggested that the regular use of a chewing gum containing 15% xylitol for 30 days contributed to decrease MS salivary levels, however this decrease did not persist after the interruption of the consumption. In addition, the usage of xilitol was not a determinant to the emergence of a specific X R genotype in vivo

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goma de mascar xilitol smutans xylitol dental caries mutans streptococci chewing gum cárie dentária

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