TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effect of Saliva on Plaque pH in vivo
AU - Abelson, D. C.
AU - Mandel, I. D.
PY - 1981/9
Y1 - 1981/9
N2 - The impact of saliva on plaque pH in vivo, following exposure to a sucrose substrate, was measured in ten caries-resistant (CR) and ten caries-susceptible (CS) subjects under varying conditions of salivary access. When the plaque was denied access to saliva, the pH minima reached by the CR and CS groups were comparable. As the access to saliva was increased, the observed pH minima increased to a significantly greater degree in the CR subjects than in the CS subjects. This demonstrates the major role that saliva plays in modifying plaque pH, especially in caries-resistant people.
AB - The impact of saliva on plaque pH in vivo, following exposure to a sucrose substrate, was measured in ten caries-resistant (CR) and ten caries-susceptible (CS) subjects under varying conditions of salivary access. When the plaque was denied access to saliva, the pH minima reached by the CR and CS groups were comparable. As the access to saliva was increased, the observed pH minima increased to a significantly greater degree in the CR subjects than in the CS subjects. This demonstrates the major role that saliva plays in modifying plaque pH, especially in caries-resistant people.
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U2 - 10.1177/00220345810600090101
DO - 10.1177/00220345810600090101
M3 - Article
C2 - 6943155
AN - SCOPUS:0019614467
SN - 0022-0345
VL - 60
SP - 1634
EP - 1638
JO - Journal of Dental Research
JF - Journal of Dental Research
IS - 9
ER -