Evaluation of Sugar Content and Erosive Potential of the Commonly Prescribed Liquid Oral Medications
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
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20: e5025, 2020. tab
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em Inglês
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-1056878
ABSTRACT
Abstract Objective:
To assess the total sugar content, endogenous pH, total soluble solids content (TSSC) and titratable acidity of the commonly prescribed long-term and short-term liquid oral medicines (LOM) for children and to compare the erosive potential with the total sugar content and total soluble solids of the LOM. Material andMethods:
Twenty-three most commonly prescribed pediatric LOM were evaluated in-vitro for the cariogenic and erosive potential. Manufacturers' information on labels, endogenous pH, titratable acidity, TSSC, and the total sugar content was determined. Descriptive statistics and the Mann-Whitney U test were applied.Results:
Overall, 22 LOM contained sugar. Only 3 LOM revealed the sugar content of the formulation but did not disclose the quantity (Cheston, Ventorlin and Eptoin). None of the samples revealed the sugar content as well as endogenous pH in their labels. The overall mean total sugar content was 6.92 ± 3.49 g/100ml, ranging from 3.40 ± 0.00 (corticosteroids) to 9.67 ± 0.61 (antitussive/expectorant). The mean endogenous pH for the total sample of medicines was 5.91 ± 1.51 (range of 3.5 to 10.3). Eptoin (0.013%) presented the lowest titratable acidity and Imol (1.171%) presented the highest titratable acidity with an overall mean of 0.40 ± 0.73. Omnacortil and Epilex presented the highest TSS content (19.3%), and Ventorlin presented the lowest TSS content (18.7%) with an overall mean of 18.97 ± 0.19. Over twelve medicines were identified to have the potential to cause dental erosion. No significant differences were seen in the total sugar content, total soluble solids, titratable acidity, and the endogenous pH between the short-term and long-term LOMs (p=0.145, p=0.263, p=0.067 and p=0.107), respectively.Conclusion:
The pediatric LOMs showed the presence of the sugar, low endogenous pH, high titratable acidity and high total soluble solids.
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LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Sacarose
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Erosão Dentária
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Criança
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Cárie Dentária
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Acidez
Tipo de estudo:
Estudos de avaliação
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Estudo prognóstico
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Assunto da revista:
Odontologia
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Índia
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education/IN
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