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Effect of copper fluoride and copper sulfate on dental plaque, Streptococcus mutans and caries in hamsters
Author(s) -
MALTZ MARISA,
EMILSON CLAESGÖRAN
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1988.tb01572.x
Subject(s) - streptococcus mutans , fluoride , copper , dental plaque , chemistry , copper sulfate , dentistry , sucrose , sodium fluoride , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , bacteria , food science , biology , inorganic chemistry , genetics , organic chemistry
– Topical applications of 10 mM CuF 2, 10 mM CuSO 4, or 20 mM NaF solutions were performed twice a day in hamsters infected with S. mutans and maintained on a high sucrose diet. Animals receiving the copper compounds exhibited lower plaque scores than control animals or animals treated with the NaF solution. The group receiving the CuF 2 solution showed a lower number of S. mutans and a higher caries reduction than the groups treated with NaF or the non‐fluoride compound CuSO 4.