Saliva pH changes in patients with high and low caries risk after consuming organic (sucrose) and non-organic (maltitol) sugar
Introduction: Enamel demineralization is associated with decrease in saliva pH due to fermentation of sugar by oral commensal. Thus, exploring the changing pattern of saliva pH is meaningful in dental caries prevention. The aim of this study was to compare the changing pattern of saliva pH after c...
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The Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
2013
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/34270/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34270/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34270/1/Vol12No2_Page_15-21.pdf |