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Cariogenic Potential of Nutritional Supplements for Children on Bovine Teeth

허나랑 1 Kwang-Hee Lee 1 An So-youn 1 Ra Jiyoung 1 Jihyun Song 1

1원광대학교

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ABSTRACT

An in vitro study on cariogenic potential of four over-the-counter nutritional supplements for children wasperformed. The experimental groups were four over-the-counter nutritional supplements. The positive controlgroup was 10% sucrose solution (S), and the negative control group was artificial saliva (T). The pH of each group,the buffering capacities, acid production, the microhardness changes of the bovine teeth specimens were measured. The pH of all experimental groups were lower than critical pH 5.5 where enamel demineralization starts. Thebuffering capacity of the Hama Vitamin Pharm (Hamsoa Pharm Co., Korea) was highest, and the SmartChewable Vitamin A (JW Pharm Co., Korea) had the lowest buffering capacity. The reduction rates of the pH ofthe experimental groups were significantly higher than that of the negative control group (p < 0.05). The microhardnessof enamel of all experimental groups and the positive control group significantly decreased. In contrast,the microhardness of enamel of the negative control group significantly increased after experiment (p < 0.05). The reduction rate of the microhardness of enamel of the Hama Vitamin Pharm (Hamsoa Pharm Co., Korea)was significantly higher and Hikid Plus (Sanga Pharm Co., Korea) was significantly lower than the other experimentalgroups.

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