Chewing Gum Containing Citric Acid Reduces the Burden of Periodontal Pathogens

Objective: In a preliminary study, we noted that citric acid has the potency to induce human beta defensins (hBD-2) in salivary secretions. As hBDs are thought to ameliorate periodontal disease by suppressing key periodontal pathogens we developed a citric acid-containing chewing gum (CA- gum) to te...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The open food science journal 2008-04, Vol.2 (1), p.29-37
Hauptverfasser:	Nikawa, Hiroki, Igarashi, Sachiyo, Takasu, Osamu, Tataka, Hideo, Harano, Fumiki, Shinohara, Shigeo, Makihira, Seicho, Takemoto, Toshinobu, Murayama, Takeshi, Satoda, Takahiro, Amano, Hideaki, Kurihara, Hidemi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteroides forsythus Fusobacterium Prevotella intermedia Treponema denticola
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