PLoS ONE (Jan 2016)

Harmful Effect of Beer on Bovine Enamel Microhardness - In Vitro Study.

  • Rayssa Ferreira Zanatta,
  • Maria Ângela Lacerda Rangel Esper,
  • Marcia Carneiro Valera,
  • Renata Marques Melo,
  • Eduardo Bresciani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163440
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 10
p. e0163440

Abstract

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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of beers on the bovine enamel microhardness. Fifty rectangular (1 x 3 x 1 mm-height x width x thickness) enamel specimens were obtained from permanent bovine incisors, and divided into five groups (n = 10) according to the treatment employed: Saliva, Coke, Brahma, Heineken, and Budweiser. Microhardness (Knoop) were obtained before; after 5, 30 and 60 min of immersion in each solution. The data were analyzed using repeated two-way ANOVA and Tukey´s test (p<0.05). Coke decreased the microhardness in all immersion times, and Heineken, showed low values after 60 minutes. Beers tested have low potential to cause enamel erosion when compared to Coke.