Caries is a dental and oral disease with the highest percentage. One of groups that are susceptible to caries children. has several causative factors, including acid-base state cavity also status hygiene. Prevention can be done by controlling pH saliva gargling solution raisins containing flavonoids, tannins, triterpenoids which control salivary pH. The purpose this study was determine relation...

Carious tooth surfaces can alter saliva in various ways. We investigated whether salivary parameters were affected by elimination of existing active dental caries in 99 children (age 6-12 years) with more than five carious tooth surfaces. Unstimulated saliva samples were obtained from each child, and salivary characteristics were evaluated. One month after caries treatment that eliminated all e...

BACKGROUND Saliva is one of the most important factors in regulating oral health, with flow rate and composition changing throughout development and during disease. In view of the shortage of data, the present study aimed to shed light on the relationship between unstimulated salivary flow rate and saliva composition of healthy children in Taiwan. METHODS Forty-four normal, healthy children f...

ABSTRAK Siwak ( Salvadora persica ) adalah tanaman dengan kandungan alami yang memiliki daya penghambat aktivitas mikroorganisme bakteri penyebab terjadinya karies dan penyakit periodontal. Derajat keasaman saliva menjadi komponen sangat penting dalam memberikan kontribusi terhadap pH rongga mulut. Dalam mulut, patogen menyebabkan demineralisasi email gigi menurunkan mulut cara memfermentasi gu...

Introduction: The antioxidant properties of chocolate and other flavored additives besides the sugar added to milk raises the question about the acidogenecity of flavored milk. This study was conducted to measure the pH changes of dental plaque and saliva after the consumption of flavored milk and evaluate the antioxidant property of them. Methods: This study was performed on 42 samples of d...

BACKGROUND Climateric is considered to be a natural phase of life which by definition is the period of life starting from decline in ovarian activity until after the end of ovarian function. It is accompanied by various health consequences that include the changes in saliva too. This study was carried out to evaluate the salivary flow rate, pH, buffering capacity in pre-menopausal, post-menopau...

Background: The frequency of gastro-esophageal reflux disease is rising, and there has been a real spread of the disease as a consequence of modernity, lifestyle, dietary and behavioral norms, stress, work conditions and life in general. It is usually diagnosed with radiographic methods that employ contrast dyes, endoscopes, catheters and capsules to measure the intra-esophageal pH, impedance m...