Xylitol and Dental Caries

INTRODUCTION 133 THE ANIMAL MODEL 134 CLINICAL CARIES TRIALS: TURKU SUGAR STUDIES 135 Two-Year Clinical Trial 135 One-Year Intake o/Chewing Gum 136 DISCUSSION OF THE TRIALS AND FURTHER FINDINGS 137 EFFECT OF XYLITOL ON PLAQUE QUANTITy 138 EFFECT OF XYLITOL ON THE GROWTH OF ORAL MICROORGANISMS 139 METABOLIC PROPERTIES OF DENTAL PLAQUE AS AFFECTED BY XYLITOL 141 EFFECT OF XYLITOL ON SALIVARY PARAMETERS 143 MICROBIAL ADAPTATION 144 COMPLEXING OF POLYOLS WITH METAL IONS 144 CONCLUSIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS 145