The Buffer Capacity of Saliva as a Measure of Dental Caries Activity

Dreizen, Samuel; Mann, Arvin W.; Cline, J.K.; Spies, Tom D.

doi:10.1177/00220345460250040401

Cited by 66 publications

(13 citation statements)

References 14 publications

(9 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In the case of expressing the buffering capacity, the pH is often delimited and classified into units of pH 6, 5 or 4 (12,14,(18)(19)(20). This research also used this classification.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of Buffering Capacity of Resting Saliva and Caries Prevalence for Caries Risk Assessment

et al. 2013

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Saliva stimulated by chewing gum is often used as a sample in buffering capacity testing.However, cases are observed whereby the collection of the stimulated saliva from young children, the disabled, and the elderly is difficult, and an investigation to establish a method for saliva collection is considered necessary. Although the testing of the buffering capacity using resting saliva or residual saliva in the oral cavity as samples is considered useful, 1 mL or more of saliva is used in the measurements, and the collection of this sample is seen to be difficult. Accordingly, it is desirable to measure buffering capacity by a small volume of resting saliva. Until now, there have been few epidemiological studies investigating the association of the buffering capacity with caries prevalence in a large group in order to verify the efficacy of this parameter for risk assessment on using a small amount of resting saliva. In this research, the usefulness was investigated by means of analyzing the relationship between the buffering capacity for a small volume of resting saliva and DMF.The mean of DMF in the high buffer capacity group was significantly lower from that in the moderate buffer capacity group (p < 0.05) and the low buffer capacity group (p < 0.01).These results suggest that determination of the buffering capacity employing a small amount of resting saliva was useful and that the risk of dental caries could be assessed by measuring the salivary buffering capacity using residual saliva in the mouth as the sample.

show abstract

“…In the case of expressing the buffering capacity, the pH is often delimited and classified into units of pH 6, 5 or 4 (12,14,(18)(19)(20). This research also used this classification.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of Buffering Capacity of Resting Saliva and Caries Prevalence for Caries Risk Assessment

et al. 2013

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The buffering capacity of the stimulated saliva was determined using a modified Driezen test. 22 The amount of 0.01N lactic acid required to reduce the pH of saliva from its normal level to pH 4 was measured by titrating 2 ml of saliva to an end point using the pH indicators bromocresol green and bromocresol purple. The result was expressed as ml 0.01N lactic acid.…”

Section: Salivary Flow Rate and Buffering Capacitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Microbiological impressions of teeth, saliva and dietary fibre can predict caries activity

Coogan

MacKeown

Galpin

et al. 2008

Journal of Dentistry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…While eating food containing cariogenic sweeteners such as sucrose increases the acidity of saliva, saliva provides a buffering action against this acidity, immediately returning the oral environment to neutrality 2,3) . Saliva also shows bactericidal activity against cariogenic bacteria 4,5) .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Chewing Gum Containing Calcified Seaweed on Remineralization and Acid Resistance of Enamel Subsurface Lesions

Miake

Hiruma

Asada³

et al. 2012

J. Hard Tissue Biology.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Calcified seaweed contains abundant quantities of calcium, magnesium, phosphate, sodium and fluorine ions. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of chewing gum containing calcified seaweed on the remineralization and aciduric properties of enamel. For intraoral experiments, enamel blocks prepared from third molars were attached to an appliance. Each block was covered with acid-resistant nail varnish, except for a window measuring 6 x 4 mm. A caries-like lesion was artificially prepared in the window. Participants attached the appliance and chewed gum for 20 min, 4 times a day. The intraoral experiment period was 2 weeks. Half of each window was re-covered with nail varnish. In the aciduric experiment, these blocks were immersed in demineralizing solution. After demineralization, the blocks were embedded in polyester resin and prepared in ground sections. Contact microradiograms of these ground sections were obtained. A high degree of remineralization occurred at the surface and at a deep layer in the remineralized enamel area. In the aciduric experiment area, further demineralization was observed beneath the original demineralized layer, and overall depth of demineralization increased. A thin, highly mineralized layer was observed between the two demineralized layers. The degree of remineralization and aciduric rate with calcified seaweed treatment was higher than that with non-calcified seaweed treatment (p<0.05). These results suggest that chewing calcified seaweed-containing gum significantly enhances the remineralization and acid resistance of enamel by exposure to fluorine ions.

show abstract

The Buffer Capacity of Saliva as a Measure of Dental Caries Activity

Cited by 66 publications

References 14 publications

Evaluation of Buffering Capacity of Resting Saliva and Caries Prevalence for Caries Risk Assessment

Evaluation of Buffering Capacity of Resting Saliva and Caries Prevalence for Caries Risk Assessment

Microbiological impressions of teeth, saliva and dietary fibre can predict caries activity

Effect of Chewing Gum Containing Calcified Seaweed on Remineralization and Acid Resistance of Enamel Subsurface Lesions

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About