{"id":1714,"date":"2015-10-05T15:59:21","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T15:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/jugroup\/?p=1714"},"modified":"2015-10-05T16:04:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T16:04:50","slug":"new-publication-sugar-alcohol-to-save-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/jugroup\/2015\/10\/05\/new-publication-sugar-alcohol-to-save-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW Publication &#8211; Sugar Alcohol to Save Teeth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"abstract svAbstract \">\n<p>In this new research, Abdullah Al Loman and Dr. Lu-Kwang Ju conclude that arabitol (a low calorie alternative sweetener) can prevent bacteria from\u00a0causing tooth damage (dental carries). \u00a0<em>Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus salivarius<\/em> and <em>Streptococcus sobrinus,\u00a0<\/em><em>Lactobacillus acidophilus,<\/em> and <em>Lactobacillus fermentum<\/em> were tested (common\u00a0oral bacteria).<\/p>\n<p>Inhibition\u00a0to was first tested\u00a0with 1%\u00a0arabitol and\u00a0glucose as the primary sugar source. \u00a0All five bacterial species were inhibited with 1% arabitol and had reduced pH change and cell growth. \u00a0However, the inhibition was significantly stronger for\u00a0S<em>treptococci<\/em> than L<em>actobacilli<\/em>. \u00a0The 5 bacteria, in order of their sensitivity to arabitol: <em>S. mutans<\/em>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<em>S. salivarius<\/em>, <em>S. sobrinus<\/em>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<em>L. acidophilus<\/em>, <em>L. fermentum<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>S. mutans<\/em> and <em>S. salivarius<\/em>\u00a0were further tested with with different common sugars: glucose, fructose, galactose, and sucrose. Inhibition occurred for all sugars, yet were more pronounced for glucose and galactose than on fructose and sucrose.\u00a0Inhibition as a function of\u00a0arabitol concentration was also determined. \u00a0As a comparison to the current xylitol-based sweetener, regardless of the arabitol concentration, sugar substrate, or\u00a0bacterial species tested, arabitol showed very similar inhibition effects to its xylitol isomer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The full text appears in the journal\u00a0<a class=\"cLink\" title=\"Go to Archives of Oral Biology on ScienceDirect\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.archoralbio.2015.09.004\" target=\"_blank\">Archives of Oral Biology<\/a>. \u00a0For a limited time, you can <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/authors.elsevier.com\/a\/1RoCzwAQjtWC\" target=\"_blank\">download the full text free<\/a> <\/span>(expires\u00a0Nov 19 ,2015)<\/p>\n<div id=\"SD_BA1P\" class=\"sgfNoTitleBar sgfNoGadgetBorder svDoNotLink ui-sortable\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this new research, Abdullah Al Loman and Dr. Lu-Kwang Ju conclude that arabitol (a low calorie alternative sweetener) can prevent bacteria from\u00a0causing tooth damage (dental carries). \u00a0Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus salivarius and Streptococcus sobrinus,\u00a0Lactobacillus acidophilus, and Lactobacillus fermentum were tested (common\u00a0oral bacteria). 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