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The study will be carried out from August 2021 to August 2024 in Zanskar Valley (Ladakh).
Participants, interventions and outcomes Setting The study will be conducted in the Zanskar Valley (Ladakh). The subjects (5 to 14 years old) will be randomly selected from a list of school class in the
Need for the study:
World Health Organization defines dental caries as a localized, post eruptive pathological process of extreme origin involving softening of the hard tooth tissue and proceeding to the formation of cavity. The process involves bacterial interactions in plaque accumulated on the
Objective
The aim of this study is to investigate the bacterial profiles in whole saliva before and after a 2-week sugar provocation with and without probiotic supplements in healthy young adults. A second aim is to study the bacterial profiles 3 weeks after the termination of the sugar stress. The
Recently, a remineralizing water based cream containing Hydroxyapatite, Fluoride and Xylitol (Remin pro) has been introduced. It has been claimed that hydroxyapatite fills eroded enamel, fluoride seals dentinal tubules and xylitol acts as an antibacterial agents. This product has been assumed to be
Subjects: Study protocols were approved by the Ethics Committees of the UWI, St. Augustine. Thirty healthy volunteers from The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine, Trinidad were enrolled in the study. To be eligible, subjects must have had at least 20 teeth, provided written informed
Duraphat (Colgate), which we used as a positive control group in our study, contains only 5% sodium fluoride. It has been reported in studies that Duraphat is effective in remineralization.
Clinpro ™ White Varnish, another topical varnish in this study,was reported to be effective for caries
Xerostomia is the biggest and chronic side effect of the RT for head and neck cancer. To treat xerostomia different approach should be followed at the same time: to increase existing saliva flow or replace lost secretions, to control the state of oral health, to control dental caries and to treat
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new sea salt mouth rinse containing xylitol and the antibacterial enzyme, lysozyme on biofilm formation and gingival health in a group of young adults. Xylitol is a well-established non-sugar sweetener and an anti-caries agent. The use of this polyol
Despite numerous techniques for enamel protection, such as topical fluorides, calcium phosphate-based remineralization systems, xylitol, etc., occlusal caries still remains a problem. A carious lesion occurs in pits and fissures of occlusal surfaces primarily due to their specific anatomy, which is
This is an RCT of regular daily use of xylitol (or "birch sugar"), a natural sweetener that has antimicrobial properties, for the prevention of acute otitis media (AOM, primary outcome) as well as upper respiratory tract infections and dental caries (the two secondary outcomes) in preschool aged
Significance and Impact: Adverse birth outcomes related to the length of gestation (preterm birth) are recognized as one of the most significant disorders in maternal-child health at a global scale. In the developed world, the preterm birth rate approximates 7%. In Malawi, the investigators have