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| Author(s): |
Crescente, Camila Lopes
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de Sousa, Emerson Tavares
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Lima-Holanda, Aline Tavares
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Steiner-Oliveira, Carolina
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Nobre-dos-Santos, Marines
Total Authors: 5
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | SCIENTIFIC REPORTS; v. 12, n. 1, p. 10-pg., 2022-06-18. |
| Abstract | |
This study aimed at investigating the combined effect of biofilm accumulation and 20% sucrose rinse on the modulation of calcium (Ca2+), phosphate (P-i), and fluoride (F-) bioavailability in the saliva of children with early childhood caries (ECC). Fifty-six preschoolers of both genders were evaluated according to caries experience and activity: caries-free (CF, n = 28) and with ECC (n = 28) and then, submitted to biofilm intervention (biofilm accumulation). In each situation, saliva samples were collected before and five minutes after a 20% sucrose rinse to determine the concentrations of Ca2+, P-i, and F-. Calcium concentration was significantly lower in the biofilm accumulation situation compared to the situation of biofilm mechanical control (p <= 0.01), except for CF children after sucrose rinse. Biofilm accumulation increased salivary calcium concentration in children with ECC after sucrose rinse (p = 0.04), whereas mechanical biofilm control reduced it in both groups (p = 0.000). Phosphate concentration was influenced by mechanical control of biofilm in CF children (p = 0.03). The fluoride bioavailability was reduced by sucrose rinse and biofilm accumulation in CF and ECC children (p <= 0.002). In conclusion, the combined effect of biofilm accumulation and sucrose rinse modifies the bioavailability of calcium and fluoride in the saliva of children with early childhood caries. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/17630-8 - Analysis of the carbonic anhydrase VI and ±-amylase activity in saliva and biofilm after a cariogenic challenge with sucrose and starch in children aged 3 to 5 years |
| Grantee: | Marines Nobre dos Santos Uchôa |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |