TY - JOUR
T1 - Arginine
T2 - A New Paradigm in Preventive Oral Care
AU - Goyal, Varinder
AU - Damle, Satyawan
AU - Puranik, Manjunath P.
AU - Nuvvula, Sivakumar
AU - Kakanur, Madhu
AU - Marwah, Nikhil
AU - Asokan, Sharath
AU - Suprabha, Baranya S.
AU - Sreenivasan, Prathima
AU - Wadgave, Umesh
AU - Shyam, S.
AU - Thakur, Dewakshi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s). 2023 Open Access.
PY - 2023/9/1
Y1 - 2023/9/1
N2 - Dental caries is ubiquitous and one of the most prevalent oral diseases and the foremost cause of dental pain and poor quality of life (QoL). Fluoride is an effective caries preventive agent; however, despite its use, there remain some gaps in prevention of dental caries. Arginine, an amino acid, helps to maintain a noncariogenic plaque. It shows synergistic effects with fluoride in dental caries and can help nourish the tooth by enhancing the remineralization effect of fluoride. Supplementing fluoride dentifrices with arginine can bridge the gap in caries prevention. Several clinical studies with 1.5% arginine + fluoride provide evidence for its use in prevention of dental caries. This report throws light on the benefits of arginine in dental caries and guides on its use with fluoride. Recommendations given in the report will help in effective prevention of dental caries.
AB - Dental caries is ubiquitous and one of the most prevalent oral diseases and the foremost cause of dental pain and poor quality of life (QoL). Fluoride is an effective caries preventive agent; however, despite its use, there remain some gaps in prevention of dental caries. Arginine, an amino acid, helps to maintain a noncariogenic plaque. It shows synergistic effects with fluoride in dental caries and can help nourish the tooth by enhancing the remineralization effect of fluoride. Supplementing fluoride dentifrices with arginine can bridge the gap in caries prevention. Several clinical studies with 1.5% arginine + fluoride provide evidence for its use in prevention of dental caries. This report throws light on the benefits of arginine in dental caries and guides on its use with fluoride. Recommendations given in the report will help in effective prevention of dental caries.
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U2 - 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2693
DO - 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2693
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85180002109
SN - 0974-7052
VL - 16
SP - 698
EP - 706
JO - International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
JF - International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
IS - 5
ER -