Effects of xylitol chewing gum on salivary flow rate, ph, buffering capacity and presence of Streptococcus mutans in saliva

European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-14

  Ribelles Llop, M ^a   Guinot Jimeno, F ^a   Mayne Acien R ^a   Bellet Dalmau, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caries; Chewing gum; Prevention; Saliva; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; BUFFER; PARAFFIN; SWEETENING AGENT; XYLITOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MASTICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; SECRETION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BUFFERS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MASTICATION; PARAFFIN; SALIVA; SECRETORY RATE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SWEETENING AGENTS; XYLITOL;

EID: 77951890549     PISSN: 1591996X     EISSN: 2035648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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