Salivary nitrate - An ecological factor in reducing oral acidity

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-71

  Li, H ^a   Thompson, I ^a   Carter, P ^a,b   Whiteley, A ^a   Bailey, M ^a   Leifert, C ^c   Killham, K ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oral nitrate; pH; Reduction; Salivary nitrate; Tooth decay

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; NITRATE; NITRITE;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH FLORA; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SALIVATION;

ACIDS; ADULT; AEROBIOSIS; ALKALIES; BACTERIA; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; NITRATES; NITRITES; OXIDANTS; SALIVA;

EID: 33846220226     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: 1399302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.2007.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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