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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0034-7507</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Estomatología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Estomatol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7507</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-75072019000400002</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Efecto antibacteriano de una pasta dental con xilitol sobre Streptococcus mutans en saliva de gestantes]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Antibacterial effect of a toothpaste with xylitol on Streptococcus mutans in pregnant women's saliva]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Escalante-Medina]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Roxana Patricia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Asmat-Abanto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Angel Steven]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ruiz-Barrueto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel Angel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Señor de Sipán  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Chiclayo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Peru</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Trujillo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Peru</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad César Vallejo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Piura ]]></addr-line>
<country>Peru</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>56</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-75072019000400002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-75072019000400002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-75072019000400002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: Durante la gestación, algunos cambios fisiológicos en la mujer propician un incremento de la placa dental y de la microbiota cariogénica. Esta condición unida a una modificación de la dieta y a una inadecuada higiene bucal condicionarían desfavorablemente la salud oral tanto de la madre como del bebé.  Objetivo: Determinar el efecto antibacteriano de una pasta dental con xilitol sobre el recuento de Streptococcus mutans en saliva de gestantes.  Métodos:  Ensayo clínico, a doble ciego, que se realizó en el Centro de Salud &#8220;José Olaya&#8221; (Chiclayo Perú), en enero de 2017. Se trabajó con una población muestral de 50 gestantes en el segundo trimestre que cumplieron con los criterios establecidos. Se crearon dos grupos: 25 gestantes usaron dentífrico con 10 % de xilitol y 25 gestantes usaron dentífrico sin xilitol. Se les tomó y proceso microbiológicamente una muestra de saliva antes del inicio del estudio y 14 días después del uso de las respectivas pastas. Se realizó el recuento de unidades formadoras de colonias de Streptococcus mutans en saliva con una confiabilidad altamente significativa mediante el coeficiente de correlación intraclase, calibración intra e interexaminador (1,000 y 0,999, respectivamente). El análisis de los datos se realizó mediante la prueba U de Mann-Whitney, considerando un nivel de significancia del 5 %.  Resultados:  No se encontró diferencia significativa entre las gestantes que emplearon pasta dental con xilitol en comparación con las que utilizaron pasta dental sin xilitol (p= 0,062).  Conclusiones:  El efecto antibacteriano de la pasta dental comercial con xilitol es similar a una pasta dental sin xilitol sobre el recuento de Streptococcus mutans en saliva de gestantes.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: Some physiological changes occur in women during pregnancy which cause an increase in dental plaque and cariogenic microbiota. This situation, alongside a modification in the diet and inadequate oral hygiene, negatively affect the oral health of both the mother and the baby.  Objective: Determine the antibacterial effect of a toothpaste with xylitol on the count of Streptococcus mutans in pregnant women's saliva.  Methods:  A double-blind clinical trial was conducted in José Olaya Health Center (Chiclayo, Peru) in January 2017. The sample population was 50 women in the second trimester of pregnancy who met the established inclusion criteria. Two groups were formed: 25 pregnant women used a toothpaste with 10% xylitol and the other 25 used a toothpaste without xylitol. A saliva sample was taken and processed microbiologically before the start of the study and 14 days after use of the two toothpastes. A count was performed of colony-forming units for Streptococcus mutans in saliva with highly significant reliability, using the intraclass correlation coefficient, and intra- and inter-rater calibration (1.000 and 0.999, respectively). Data analysis was based on the Mann-Whitney U Test, with a significance level of 5%.  Results:  No significant difference was found between the pregnant women who used the toothpaste with xylitol and those who used the toothpaste without xylitol (p= 0.062).  Conclusions:  The antibacterial effect of the commercial toothpaste with xylitol is similar to that of a toothpaste without xylitol in terms of the Streptococcus mutans count in pregnant women's saliva.]]></p></abstract>
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