Literature information on ChitoSante®

The following features have been reported to be important for maintaining oral hygiene:

●Chitosan aborbs dangerous oral germs: like streptococci being responsible for dental caries (experimentally proved with the Institute for Environmental Technology, EUTEC).  The chitin research scientists described in detailed studies that streptococci do not lay on the tooth surface any longer after a chitosan treatment has been excuted (Muzzarelli, 1997; Sano, 1991).

●The bacteria bound to the chitosan: in the toothpast will be rinsed out with the mouthwash after having cleaned the teeth.

●Chitosan encourages wound healing: (Isihara, 2002) – an important aspect for periodontitis patients. It has a positive influence on the regeneration of the mucous membrane.

●Chitosan specifically absorbs heavy metals: like e.g. mercury possibly escaping from the amalgam fillings. At EUTEC, the properties of chitosan to absorb heavy metals were proved experimentally (Becker, 1998;Mussarelli, 1974;Guibal, 1997;Domard, 2000)

●Chitosan builds up films on smooth surfaces: (Remunan-Lopez, 1996; Park, 1999). It is assumed that chitosan can also build films on (cleaned) tooth surface and thus seal against harmful influences (bacteria).

●Chitosan works as dispersing agent: in the recipe of the toothpaste.

Numerous other applications of chitin/chitosan have been discussed in literature:

as ion exchanger; for membranes; in the medical engineering (wound healing, orthopaedics, surgical threads, depot effects with medicaments, capsules for medicaments, …); in the cosmetics (moisturizing cream, hair setting lotion, toothpast), food completion (fat trap / slimming means, …); with the agriculture (coating of seeds, fungi-static effects, growth-inhibiting for bacteria); in biological sewage plants (improvement of biological purification grade); in colour (as additive).