Reduction in Enamel Dissolution by Liquorice and Glycyrrhizinic Acid
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 57 (1) , 59-64
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345780570012301
Abstract
Liquorice extracts and confections reduced enamel dissolution in acidic buffers and saliva/ glucose incubations by a direct effect on solubility, and by inhibiting the fall in pH on incubation. These actions may be attributed to the solubility-reducing, glycolysis-inhibiting, and buffering properties of glycyrrhizinic acid, a constituent of liquorice.Keywords
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