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JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY
Volume 36, Issue 11, Pages 965-968Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2008.07.013
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Sugar alcohol; Erythritol; Fungicidal effect; Candida albicans; Biofilm
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate if the sugar alcohols erythritol, xylitol and sorbitol enhance the fungicidal effect of benzethonium chloride (BTC) toward in vitro candidal biofilms. Methods: An in vitro Candida albicans biofilm was formed on a plastic coverslip coated with type I collagen. The enhancement of the fungicidal effect was evaluated using microbial assay after treating the biofilm with the test solutions (sugar alcohols: eyythritol, xylitol, and sorbitol, each containing BTC solution). Results: No fungicidal effect was observed with sugar alcohols without BTC. The fungicidal effect of erythritol-containing BTC increased with the erythritol concentration. Further, the level of enhancement of erythritol was the highest in three sugar alcohols. Conclusion: Sugar alcohols, especially erythritol, enhanced the fungicidal effect of BTC toward in vitro candidal biofilms. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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