"Xylitol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from XYLOSE by reduction of the carbonyl group. It is as sweet as sucrose and used as a noncariogenic sweetener.
| Descriptor ID |
D014993
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.800.936 D09.853.936
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Xylitol" by people in Profiles.
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A Predictive Model for Root Caries Incidence. Caries Res. 2016; 50(3):271-8.
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Visual scoring of non cavitated caries lesions and clinical trial efficiency, testing xylitol in caries-active adults. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2014 Jun; 42(3):271-8.
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Tooth-surface-specific effects of xylitol: randomized trial results. J Dent Res. 2013 Jun; 92(6):512-7.
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Results from the Xylitol for Adult Caries Trial (X-ACT). J Am Dent Assoc. 2013 Jan; 144(1):21-30.
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Risk indicators for the presence and extent of root caries among caries-active adults enrolled in the Xylitol for Adult Caries Trial (X-ACT). Clin Oral Investig. 2012 Dec; 16(6):1647-57.
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Design of the xylitol for adult caries trial (X-ACT). BMC Oral Health. 2010 Sep 29; 10:22.
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General practitioners' use of caries-preventive agents in adult patients versus pediatric patients: findings from the dental practice-based research network. J Am Dent Assoc. 2010 Jun; 141(6):679-87.