title: [Anti-cariogenicity of maceration extract of Momordica grosvenori: laboratory study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the anti-cariogenicity of Momordica grosvenori a kind of natural sweet fruit.
  
  
  METHODS
  The turbiding method in laboratory was used to test the influence of the maceration extract of Momordica grosvenori on the growth of Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans), glass rod adhering, and acid production. Sucrose, glocose, fructose, beet sugar were designed to compare with Momordica grosvenori.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The growth and fermentation of S. mutans in Momordica grosvenori were significantly lower than these in the other groups includintg beet sugar group (P < 0.01). S. mutans adhering glass rod in Momordica grosvenori was the lowest.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Momordica grosvenori possesses many advantages: high sweetness and low adherence, and its anti-cariogenicity is better than beet sugar.
authors.affiliation: Zhuhai Institute of Prevent and Treatment of Oral Diseases, Zhuhai 519000.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mu
mesh_terms: D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D029775:Momordica; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts