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- Title
Arginine: A New Paradigm in Preventive Oral Care.
- Authors
Goyal, Varinder; Damle, Satyawan; Puranik, Manjunath P.; Nuvvula, Sivakumar; Kakanur, Madhu; Marwah, Nikhil; Asokan, Sharath; Suprabha, Baranya S.; Sreenivasan, Prathima; Wadgave, Umesh; S., Shyam; Thakur, Dewakshi
- Abstract
Dental caries is ubiquitous and one of the most prevalent oral diseases and the foremost cause of dental pain and poor quality of life (QoL). Fluoride is an effective caries preventive agent; however, despite its use, there remain some gaps in prevention of dental caries. Arginine, an amino acid, helps to maintain a noncariogenic plaque. It shows synergistic effects with fluoride in dental caries and can help nourish the tooth by enhancing the remineralization effect of fluoride. Supplementing fluoride dentifrices with arginine can bridge the gap in caries prevention. Several clinical studies with 1.5% arginine + fluoride provide evidence for its use in prevention of dental caries. This report throws light on the benefits of arginine in dental caries and guides on its use with fluoride. Recommendations given in the report will help in effective prevention of dental caries.
- Subjects
DENTAL caries; CAVITY prevention; ARGININE; TOOTHACHE; REMINERALIZATION (Teeth); ORAL diseases
- Publication
International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, 2023, Vol 16, Issue 5, p698
- ISSN
0974-7052
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2693