In the 70 years it was found that the use of xylitol (an extract from the plant sugars xylose) in place of sugar in chewing gums and caries-free teeth in already existing cavities, a good level of mineral supports. Despite these studies, the commercial use of xylitol in the food industry is still small. Now a new study confirms the effect of tooth-friendly Xylitol also in other foods. In this study, after a dental examination, 176 10-27 year old students with disabilities divided into two groups - 126 participants were given three times a day served a xylitolhaltige candy, the other 50 participants as a control group. After 18 months, the teeth were again examined and evaluated the number of healthy, caries, missing and filled teeth.
In Xylitolgruppe were originally 212 of the caries-affected teeth classified and reclassified again classified as healthy. In the control group, however, only a caries-infected tooth had again regenerated. In the control group also 192 new cases of caries were recorded, were counted during the Xylitolgruppe only 41 new cases of tooth decay.
The researchers completed the study with the comment: ". Compared with the group that received no xylitol, it appears that support xylitolhaltige candy remineralization and prevent tooth coronal caries" The study is another step in the growing number of studies show that it is a tooth-friendly xylitol sugar substitute.
Source: J Bader. Journal of Evidence Based Dental Practice, 2007, 7:120-122
