Mastiha in oral hygiene

Double Blind Randomized Control Test for the Usefulness of Mastic Compound Dentifrice Against Periodontitis under Using Sonic Toothbrush   WATANABE Hisashi ; HAGIWARA Satsuki ; FUKUDA Motohisa ; YUICHI Izumi ; TAMURA Noriko ; SUZUKI Masamitsu ; KAWASAKI Daisuke ; FUKAHORI Masahiro ;   Abstract Mastic is a resinous exudate…

Antimicrobial Effect of Mastic Gum Methanolic Extract Against Porphyromonas gingivalis   Nir Sterer Department of Prosthodontics, The Hebrew University–Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.   Abstract The antimicrobial effect of mastic gum, an ancient remedy for oral malodor, against Porphyromonas gingivalis, a known odorogenic periopathogenic oral bacterium, was tested…

Aksoy A, Duran N, Koksal F. Suleyman Demirel Univesity, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, Isparta, Turkey.   Abstract  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Dental caries is associated with oral pathogens and Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) is one of the primary cariogenic organisms. Mastic gum, from Pistacia lentiscus, has been shown to…

Modulation of Chewing Rhythms to Changes in Viscoelasticity of Chewing Gums in People with Different Age and Dental Status   Anastassiadou V., Siovas S.   Abstract Viscoelasticity is a fundamental physical characteristic of food texture. Rheological changes in terms of consistency and viscosity could be evaluated to provide useful information…

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry Vol. 24(2) Page 129-32 Koparal E, Ertugrul F, Sabah E.   Ege University, Dental Faculty, Department of Pedodontics, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Abstract The aim of this investigation was to study the effect of chewing sucrose-containing gum, xylitol-sorbitol-containing gum and natural gum (Pistacia…

A Pilot Study on Anti-plaque Effects of Mastic Chewing Gum in the Oral Cavity   Keiso Takahashi, Munemoto Fukazawa, Hitoshi Motohira, Kuniyasu Ochiai, Hirofumi Nishikawa, and Takashi Miyata    Abstract Background: Chemical plaque control is a useful aid in mechanical oral hygiene, and various chemical agents have been evaluated as…

Mastic gum Inhibits Bacterial Grow in Oral CavityMunemoto Fukazawa, Keiso Takahashi, Kazuyuki Watanabe, Hitoshi Motohira, Shigeru Amano, Kuniyasu Ochiai and Takashi Miyata Departments of Periodontology, Microbiology, Meikai University School of Dentistry[Type: Clinical Research]