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

Authors :
Lucianne Cople Maia
Andréa Fonseca-Gonçalves
Ana Carolina Valinoti
Luiz Carlos da Costa Jr.
Adriana Farah
Valeria Pereira de Sousa
Source :
The Open Dentistry Journal
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 2016.

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 to 40.48 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.

Details

ISSN :
18742106
Volume :
10
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Open Dentistry Journal
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....b29c35ae48125af5ef4b971d980b006f
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2174/1874210601610010420