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Effect of Sugared and Sugar Free Chewing Gums on Dental Plaque: A Clinical Study

Effect of Sugared and Sugar Free Chewing Gums on Dental Plaque: A Clinical Study ORIGINAL RESEARCH Effect of Sugared and Sugar Free Chewing Gums on Dental Plaque: A Clinical Study † € Navin Anand Ingle*, Harsh Vardhan Dubey , Navpreet Kaur , Rahul Gupta^^ † € *MDS, Professor and Head, Post Graduate Student, MDS, Senior Lecturer, MDS, ^^Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, K.D. Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India ABSTRA CT Background: Dental plaque (oral biofi lm) formation is a dynamic and complex process involving many stages, from the adsorption of salivary pellicle to bacterial accumulation and growth. Saliva is important for oral and dental health, chewing sugar-free gums is a convenient way to increase salivary fl ow. Aim: To evaluate the effect of chewing sugar-free and sugar containing gums on dental plaque. Materials and Methods: A concurrent parallel randomized control trial was designed involving 20 subjects, divided into 2 groups of sugar containing and sugar free chewing gums, aged 20-25 years. The subjects were asked to chew one piece of chewing gum for 30 minutes 3 times a day after meal and to suspend all oral hygiene practices like brushing, mouth rinsing for 4 days. On day 5, subjects were scored for plaque using Silness and Loe plaque http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Advanced Oral Research SAGE

Effect of Sugared and Sugar Free Chewing Gums on Dental Plaque: A Clinical Study

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2320-2068
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH Effect of Sugared and Sugar Free Chewing Gums on Dental Plaque: A Clinical Study † € Navin Anand Ingle*, Harsh Vardhan Dubey , Navpreet Kaur , Rahul Gupta^^ † € *MDS, Professor and Head, Post Graduate Student, MDS, Senior Lecturer, MDS, ^^Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, K.D. Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India ABSTRA CT Background: Dental plaque (oral biofi lm) formation is a dynamic and complex process involving many stages, from the adsorption of salivary pellicle to bacterial accumulation and growth. Saliva is important for oral and dental health, chewing sugar-free gums is a convenient way to increase salivary fl ow. Aim: To evaluate the effect of chewing sugar-free and sugar containing gums on dental plaque. Materials and Methods: A concurrent parallel randomized control trial was designed involving 20 subjects, divided into 2 groups of sugar containing and sugar free chewing gums, aged 20-25 years. The subjects were asked to chew one piece of chewing gum for 30 minutes 3 times a day after meal and to suspend all oral hygiene practices like brushing, mouth rinsing for 4 days. On day 5, subjects were scored for plaque using Silness and Loe plaque

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Journal of Advanced Oral Research – SAGE

Published: Sep 1, 2013

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