Acidogenic Potential of “Sugar-Free” Cough Drops

Acidogenic Potential of “Sugar-Free” Cough Drops

A patient presented with extensive marginal ditching around restorations recently placed during whole-mouth rehabilitation. The patient was not xerostomic and was otherwise normal except for the self-reported excessive use of "sugar-free" cough drops sweetened with sorbitol and Isomalt® (an equimolar mix of glucosyl-mannitol and glucosylsorbitol). This prompted an in vitro investigation to dete...

Acidogenic Potential of Plain Milk, Milk with Sugar, Milk with Cornflakes and Milk Cornflakes with Sugar: A Comparative Study

AIM To compare the acidogenic potential of plain milk, milk with sugar, milk with cornflakes, and milk cornflakes with sugar by assessing the salivary pH. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was carried out on 40 school children of 8 to 12 years; 20 boys and 20 girls were randomly selected. The salivary pH was assessed before and after the consumption of milk; milk and sugar; milk and cornflakes;...

Evaluation of Acute Toxicity and Anti-Tussive activity of Ayurvedic Sugar Free Cough Syrup

INTRODUCTION Cough is a protective reflex that helps to expel irritant matter and is necessary for preventing mechanical obstruction to breathing.[1] It is the most common symptom affecting a large population and presenting to general practitioners. It can also be associated with the pulmonary diseases like common cold, pneumonia and chronic bronchitis.[2] Up to 40% of patients with chronic cou...

Vlasov simulations of parallel potential drops

Free sugar profile in cycads

The sugars fructose, glucose, maltose, and sucrose were quantified in seven tissues of Zamia muricata Willd. to determine their distribution throughout various organs of a model cycad species, and in lateral structural roots of 18 cycad species to determine the variation in sugar concentration and composition among species representing every cycad genus. Taproot and lateral structural roots con...