Self-perceived mouthfeel and physico-chemical surface effects after chewing gums containing sorbitol and Magnolia bark extract

The European Food Safety Authority recognizes the contribution of sugar-free chewing gum to oral health through increased salivation, clearance of food debris, and neutralization of biofilm pH. Magnolia bark extract is a gum additive shown to reduce the prevalence of bad-breath bacteria but its effects on self-perceived mouthfeel are unknown. This paper aims to relate the effects of sorbitol-containing chewing gum, with and without Magnolia bark extract, on tooth-surface hydrophobicity and salivary-film composition with self-perceived mouthfeel. In a crossover clinical trial, volunteers chewed sorbitol-containing gum, with or without Magnolia bark extract added, three times daily during a 4-wk time period. A subset of volunteers also chewed Parafilm as a mastication control. Oral moistness and tooth smoothness were assessed using questionnaires, and intra-oral water-contact angles were measured before, immediately after, and 60min after, chewing. Simultaneously, saliva samples were collected, placed on glass slides, and the compositions of the adsorbed film were measured using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Chewing of gum, regardless of whether or not it contained Magnolia bark extract, improved self-perceived mouthfeel up to 60min, concurrent with a more hydrophilic tooth surface and an increased amount of O-1s electrons bound at 532.6 eV in salivary films. Chewing of Parafilm affected neither tooth-surface hydrophobicity nor salivary-film composition. Accordingly, adsorption of sorbitol, rather than the presence of Magnolia bark extract or increased salivation, is responsible for improved self-perceived mouthfeel..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:125

Enthalten in:

European journal of oral sciences - 125(2017), 5, Seite 379-384

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wessel, Stefan W [VerfasserIn]
van der Mei, Henny C [Sonstige Person]
Slomp, Anje M [Sonstige Person]
van de Belt-Gritter, Betsy [Sonstige Person]
Dodds, Michael W. J [Sonstige Person]
Busscher, Henk J [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Bacteria
Bark
CheW protein
Chewing gum
Chewing gums
Contact angle
Films
Food
Food safety
Gingiva
Gums
Hydrophobicity
Mastication
Neutralization
Oral moistness
Oral sensing
PH effects
Photoelectron spectroscopy
Product safety
Saliva
Salivary film composition
Self
Smoothness
Sorbitol
Spectroscopy
Sugar
Sugar‐free chewing gum
Teeth
Tooth hydrophobicity

doi:

10.1111/eos.12370

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1997254794