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Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition | 6/2016 news 34 SWISS DENTAL EDUCATION WEEK – An update on modern dentistry CONTACT MediAccess AG Hofstrasse 10 8808 Pfäffikon, Switzerland info@fbrb.ch www.mediaccess.ch COMBINE HIGH DENTAL EDUCATION WITH VACATIONS IN SWITZERLAND. EVENT LOCATION Zurich Marriott Hotel***** Neumuehlequai 42 8006 Zurich, Switzerland Toll-free reservation: +0800 55 01 22 www.marriott.com 2 JULY 2017 – 6 JULY 2017 Bern Genéve Basel Luzern St. Gallen Zug ZURICH EDUCATION WEEK – SAVE THE DATE Prof. Dr.Thomas Attin Zurich, Switzerland Modern endodontics – From the foundations of endodontics to the treatment of a root-canal PD Dr. Andreas Bindl Zurich, Switzerland CEREC – Chairside dental CAD/CAM method Dr. Frank Paqué Zurich, Switzerland Modern endodontics – From the foundations of endodontics to the treatment of a root-canal Dr. Hubert Van Waes Zurich, Switzerland Pediatric dentistry and traumatology Dr. Urs Brodbeck Zurich, Switzerland Aesthetic Dentistry & Ceramics Dr. Markus Lenhard Zurich, Switzerland Aesthetics with composite Herbal toothpastes effective in reducing inflammatory markers, study finds ByDTI SANGLI, India: When it comes to harmful ingredients, herbal oral care products, which usually do not contain artificial substances such as sweeteners, colourants or pre- servatives, are considered a safer alternative to most conventional dentifrices. However, to date, suf- ficient research on the efficiency of plant-derived oral care products has been sparse. Aiming to change that, researchers from India have now compared the effect of three differ- ent herbal toothpastes on salivary enzymes that are important for maintainingoralhealth. Itisestimatedthatabout80percent of people in developing countries still rely on plant-derived traditional medicine for primary health care purposes. In the Western world too, herbalproductsareincreasinglycon- sidered a healthier and safer alterna- tive to products containing chemi- cals. However, when comparing the oral health benefits of conventional and plant-derived dentifrices, exist- ing research mainly focuses on the antimicrobial properties of herbal toothpastes. Expanding on this ap- proach, the Indian researchers inves- tigated changes in the levels of sali- vary alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and salivary acid phosphatase (ACP) with theuseofherbaltoothpasteoverthe courseoffourweeks. ALP is an inflammatory marker that promotes the inflammatory process and ultimately periodontal disease and ACP is a salivary factor associ- ated with calculus formation and hence inflammation, lead author Dr Mahesh Khairnar told Dental Trib- uneOnline. The toothpastes evaluated in the study were Dant Kanti (Patanjali), Complete Care (Himalaya Herbals) and Vicco Vajradanti (Vicco). The study was conducted among 45 den- tal students, who were grouped (15 subjects per group and toothpaste) and instructed to brush twice daily with the respective toothpaste. Sa- liva samples, consisting of an un- stimulated saliva sample taken first thing in the morning and one after brushing, were obtained on a weekly basisonDay1,7,14,21and28. All three toothpastes showed sig- nificant reductions in salivary APL andACPlevelsafterbrushingateach interval. When the dentifrices were evaluated individually, the Dant Kanti and Vicco Vajradanti tooth- pastes were found to be more effec- tive in reducing the levels of salivary ACP and ALP than the Complete Care toothpaste was, the researchers wrote. While all herbal toothpastes tested inhibitedALPandACPactivityinthe saliva of the participants, long-term clinical trials are needed to quantify the efficacy of herbal toothpaste, the researchers emphasised. Moreover, they suggested that future studies assess the combined effect of herbal toothpastes and herbal mouthwash- es. The study, titled “Comparative evaluation of efficacy of three differ- ent herbal toothpastes on salivary alkaline phosphatase and salivary acid phosphatase—A randomized controlled trial”, was published in theSeptemberissueoftheJournalof ClinicalandDiagnosticResearch. The preliminary results of a similar study by the same research group corroborate these findings on the oral health potential of herbal tooth- pastes. In the study, the findings of which are yet to be published, Khair- nar and his colleagues evaluated the effect of herbal toothpastes on pH values and glucose levels in saliva— both of which are factors that influ- ence oral health. Increased salivary glucose is responsible for increased caries incidence, and acidic salivary pHvaluescanfacilitatecariesforma- tion. According to Khairnar, the results thus far indicate that herbal tooth- paste is effective in reducing salivary glucose levels, while salivary pH val- uesincreasedandshiftedtothealka- line range, which is considered most beneficialfororalhealth. "... herbal toothpaste is effective in reducing salivary glucose levels..." Toll-free reservation: +0800550122