Are paediatric medicines risk factors for dental caries and dental erosion?
Neves, B.G.; Farah, A.; Lucas, E.; de Sousa, V.P.; Maia, L.C.
Community Dental Health 27(1): 46-51
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0265-539X PMID: 20426261 Document Number: 638714
The objective: To assess in vitro the cariogenic and erosive potentials of Brazilian liquid oral paediatric medicines. Setting: Twenty-three paediatric medicines available on the Brazilian market were evaluated. The sample consisted of antihistamines, antitussives, bronchodilators and mucolytics. Main outcome measures: Duplicates of each bottle were analyzed for sugar concentration using normal-phase-high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).