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Abstract Title:

Are Pediatric Antibiotic Formulations Potentials Risk Factors for Dental Caries and Dental Erosion?

Abstract Source:

Open Dent J. 2016 ;10:420-30. Epub 2016 Aug 22. PMID: 27583053

Abstract Author(s):

Ana Carolina Valinoti, Luiz Carlos da Costa, Adriana Farah, Valéria Pereira de Sousa, Andréa Fonseca-Gonçalves, Lucianne Cople Maia

Article Affiliation:

Ana Carolina Valinoti

Abstract:

INTRODUCTION: One of the most frequent parents' concerns is that oral antibiotic formulations induce dental damage in their children's. This study aimed to assess the cariogenic and erosive potentials of 29 pediatric antibiotics.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Replicates of each antibiotic were analyzed for the concentration of sugars (sucrose, glucose and fructose) and sorbitol by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The pH was determined by digital pHmeter. Titratable acidity was determined in triplicate using the same pHmeter by gradual addition of 0.1N sodium hydroxide (NaOH) until pH 7.0. Viscosity measurements were carried out using a viscosimeter. In order to rank the relative performance of each medicine, the DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) methodology was used.

RESULTS: Sucrose was present in most samples (n=24) with concentrations ranging from 26 to≈ 100g% (w/w). Only one antibiotic contained sorbitol (66.9g%). Twenty seven antibiotics presented pH values ranging from 4.1 to 6.9 and most of them (n=15) showed the pH below the critical value for dissolution of hydroxyapatite. The values of titratable acidity and viscosity ranged from 0.26 to40.48 ml and from 20 to 1780cP, respectively. DEA methodology showed that two medicines were distant from the performance frontier (Klaricid(®) 50mg and Zinnat(®) 250mg), which means that these medicines showed the worst performance and, therefore, greater potential for dissolution of dental enamel.

CONCLUSION: Many antibiotics presented high concentration of sugars, high titratable acidity, pH below the critical value and high viscosity which can be considered risk factors for dental caries and erosion, when consumed frequently.

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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