The Influence of Salivary pH on the Prevalence of Dental Caries

Dental caries is the most prevalent chronic oral disease, influencing and systemic health of individuals, being result interaction multiple factors, such as microbial agents, environment, salivary pH, host response. The main process that occurs in dental demineralization tooth enamel, directly influenced by exposing structures to action pathological agents. role saliva etiology a major one, homeostasis through altering its buffer capacity. properties are either local pathogens or general mechanism with direct implications upon components. alteration flow rate, composition will further have repercussions cariogenic activity, change physiochemical properties. Nevertheless, pH strongly linked incidence caries, any persistent imbalance due various causes can be assessed an indicator status.