Abstract：
Home dental care is a key element of periodontal therapy in veterinary patients. Among many strategies of passive home dental care there is a supplementation of animal diet with seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum which have been shown to reduce both calculus and plaque accumulation after oral administration in both dogs and cats. Ascophyllum nodosum contains numerous biologically active ingredients, including micro-elements, vitamins, and several other compounds, however the exact mechanism of its beneficial action remains unclear. The very first metabolomic data suggest that it could change the composition of dog saliva. Several products containing Ascophyllum nodosum had been assessed clinically according to standards and requirements provided by the Veterinary Oral Health Council. The conducted clinical trials in dogs and cats revealed that Ascophyllum nodosum exerts the strongest preventive action as powder, followed by dental bites and dry pet food. The data concerning its curative action are limited to one study in cats in which no beneficial action has been observed. Based on available clinical data it is recommended to administer Ascophyllum nodosum to dogs and cats after oral cavity prophylactic procedure to reduce the recurrence of plaque and calculus formation.
摘要：
家庭牙科护理是兽医患者牙周治疗的关键要素。在许多被动家庭牙科护理策略中，有一种补充动物饮食的海藻结鞘草已被证明可以减少狗和猫口服后的结石和牙菌斑积累。夜蛾含有许多生物活性成分，包括微量元素，维生素,和其他几种化合物，然而，其有益作用的确切机制仍不清楚。最初的代谢组学数据表明，它可以改变狗唾液的组成。已根据兽医口腔健康委员会提供的标准和要求对几种含有结鞘草的产品进行了临床评估。在狗和猫中进行的临床试验表明，结鞘藻作为粉末发挥最强的预防作用，其次是牙齿咬伤和干宠物食品。有关其治疗作用的数据仅限于一项在猫中的研究，其中未观察到有益作用。根据现有的临床数据，建议在口腔预防程序后对狗和猫施用结节性星藻，以减少斑块和结石形成的复发。
