"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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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Xylitol" by people in Profiles.
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Assessment of implementation of a CAMBRA-based program in a dental school environment. J Dent Educ. 2013 Apr; 77(4):438-47.
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Guiding the practitioner through the caries management by risk assessment (CAMBRA) protocol. Alpha Omegan. 2011 Fall-Winter; 104(3-4):68-72.
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Stimulation of mixed-function oxidation of 7-ethoxycoumarin in periportal and pericentral regions of the perfused rat liver by xylitol. Eur J Biochem. 1983 Dec 01; 137(1-2):1-6.