학술논문
Chewing chitosan-containing gum effectively inhibits the growth of cariogenic bacteria
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Author abstract
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Archives of Oral Biology. March, 2007, Vol. 52 Issue 3, p290, 5 p.
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English
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0003-9969
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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archoralbio.2006.10.004 Byline: Yoshihiko Hayashi (a), Naoko Ohara (a), Tomoko Ganno (a), Keiji Yamaguchi (a)(b), Takahide Ishizaki (a), Taisuke Nakamura (c), Makoto Sato (c) Keywords: Chewing gum; Chitosan; Dental caries; Cariogenic bacteria; Growth prevention Abstract: We have already reported that chitosan inhibited the growth of cariogenic bacteria in vitro. This study was designed to evaluate whether chewing gum, containing chitosan, can effectively suppressed the growth of oral bacteria (total bacteria, total Streptococci, mutans streptococci (MS)) in saliva. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Cariology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki 852-8588, Japan (b) Medical Section of Ohmura Sta GSvc, JGSDF, Nagasaki 856-8516, Japan (c) Central Laboratory, Lotte Co., Ltd., Saitama 336-860, Japan Article History: Accepted 7 October 2006