Combination Effect of Diurnal Exposure to Sucrose and Nocturnal Exposure to Lactose on Enamel Demineralization.
Caries Res
; 56(1): 47-54, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
We have hypothesized that the association between human milk and caries in breastfeeding children could be explained by the combination of a diurnal cariogenic diet with the nocturnal lactose fermentation, conditions simulated in this experimental study. Cariogenic biofilm was formed on bovine enamel slabs, which were exposed 8x/day for 3 min to a 10% sucrose solution, simulating a highly cariogenic diurnal diet, or 50 mM NaCl solution (control). Simulating the nocturnal retention of milk in mouth, biofilms were transferred to culture medium containing 0.7% lactose for 2 h, or only to culture medium (control). Four groups were designed (n = 12) Ctrl, no exposure to diurnal sucrose or nocturnal lactose; Lac, only nocturnal exposure to lactose (2 h); Suc, only diurnal exposure to sucrose (8x/day); and SucâLac, diurnal exposure to sucrose (8x/day) followed by nocturnal exposure to lactose (2 h). The medium was changed 3x/day, at the beginning of the day and after diurnal and nocturnal exposures. Calcium in the medium was determined as a chemical indicator of partial demineralizations occurred during the diurnal and the nocturnal treatments; the medium pH was also determined. After 96 h of growth, biofilms were harvested to evaluate CFU, biomass, and extracellular polysaccharides, soluble and insoluble. The percentage of enamel surface hardness loss (%SHL) was evaluated as cumulative demineralization. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Tukey's test (α = 5%). Highest %SHL (p < 0.05) was found for the SucâLac (40.6%) group when compared to Suc (32.1%), Lac (6.6%), and Ctrl (2.4%) groups. Calcium released during the diurnal and nocturnal treatments was, respectively, SucâLac = Suc > Lac = Ctrl and SucâLac > Lac > Suc = Ctrl (p < 0.05). Regarding the Ctrl group, calcium released from nocturnal lactose fermentation by the SucâLac group was 4-fold greater than that provoked by the Lac group. The findings were supported by the pH of the media. The data suggest that the biofilm formed under diurnal exposure to sucrose enhances the cariogenicity of nocturnal exposure to lactose.
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Desmineralização do Dente
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Cárie Dentária
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2022
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