Effects of Milk Products on Pepsi Induced Enamel Erosion on Primary Teeth: (An in vitro study).
Author(s): Khawla M Saleh, Aisha A Qasim and Baraa W Alani*
Abstract
Background: Milk contains several nutritious substances. As a result, it will probably reduce erosive effects and give the dental enamel the highest protective benefits following exposure to an acid beverage. Aims: To assess the effect of milk and milk products on the eroded enamel surface of primary teeth in the present absence sent of fluoride. Methods: Eight sets of ten newly removed, extremely mobile primary teeth were created, and each group experienced pH cycling for seven days. The teeth were then soaked for three hours at a temperature of 37C in a demineralization solution (Pepsi). Next, they were washed in deionized water. The treatment of each sample is as follows: Group (1): pH cycling + fresh milk (control), Group (2): pH cycling +fresh milk + dentifrice, Group (3): pH cycling + packet milk, Group (4): pH cycling + packet milk+ dentifrice, Group (5): pH cycling + yogurt, Group (6): pH cycling + yogurt+ dentifrice, Group (7): pH cycling +cream, Group (8): pH cycling + cream + dentifrice Each sample's enamel microhardness was assessed at three different times: baseline, after erosive exposure, and following the variable treatment. Results: Groups 2): fresh milk + dentifrice, Group 4): package milk + dentifrice tooth, Groups 8): cream + dentifrice, & Groups 6): yogurt + dentifrice, respectively, had the most notable effects on the microhardness- hardness of enameled in the primary dentition. Surface microhardness was significantly increased in treated groups with dentifrice compared without treated groups with dentifrice and control group. Conclusions: The results demonstrated that milk and milk products have a positive effect on teeth structure, these effects due to present of minerals especially the calcium and phosphate ions with the casein fraction and derived from casein (phosphopeptides), also the proteose-peptone fraction. Moreover, milk has synergetic effect with fluoride in protection of teeth agonist erosion.