Xylitol Chewing Gums in Prevention of Dental Caries: Systematic Review
Objectives: Effectiveness of xylitol chewing gum in prevention of dental caries Methods: A systematic literature survey was carried in electronic data bases like Pubmed, google scholar, Cochrane library with MeSH terms “xylitol chewing gum”, “dental caries” in in English language. The authors extracted data on study characteristics, dental caries increment and main findings Results: Potentially relevant 199 studies were identified. 10 articles have been selected for this review showed that the use of xylitol chewing gum associated with Prevented Fraction ranges from 33.33percent to 63.03percent Conclusions: The evidence suggests that xylitol chewing gum has a caries-reducing effect. Further well-designed randomised trials are needed to confirm these findings.
IADR World Congress on Preventive Dentistry
2017 IADR World Congress on Preventive Dentistry (New Delhi, India) New Delhi, India
2017 0081 Population Approaches to Prevention of Oral Diseases
Phogat, Ritu
( PGIDS ,ROHTAK,HARYANA
, Rohtak
, India
)
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Poster Session
Population Approaches to Prevention of Oral Diseases II
Thursday,
10/05/2017
, 11:15AM - 12:30PM