A high molecular mass cranberry constituent reduces mutans streptococci level in saliva and inhibits in vitro adhesion to hydroxyapatite
2004
Weiss, E.I. | Kozlovsky, A. | Steinberg, D. | Lev-Dor, R. | Greenstein, R.B.N. | Feldman, M. | Sharon, N. | Ofek, I.
Previous investigations showed that a high molecular mass, non-dialyzable material (NDM) from cranberries inhibits the adhesion of a number of bacterial species and prevents the co-aggregation of many oral bacterial pairs. In the present study we determined the effect of mouthwash supplemented with NDM on oral hygiene. Following 6 weeks of daily usage of cranberry-containing mouthwash by an experimental group (n=29), we found that salivary mutans streptococci count as well as the total bacterial count were reduced significantly (ANOVA, P<0.01) compared with those of the control (n=30) using placebo mouthwash. No change in the plaque and gingival indices was observed. In vitro, the cranberry constituent inhibited the adhesion of Streptococcus sobrinus to saliva-coated hydroxyapatite. The data suggest that the ability to reduce mutans streptococci counts in vivo is due to the anti-adhesion activity of the cranberry constituent.
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