Alkali production in the mouth and its relationship with certain patient's characteristics

Objectives To assess the relationships among alkali production, diet, oral health behaviors, and oral hygiene. Methods Data from 52 subjects including demographics, diet, and oral hygiene scores were analyzed against the level of arginine and urea enzymes in plaque and saliva samples. An oral ha...

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Main Authors: Valeria Veiga GORDAN, Deborah Landry McEDWARD, Marc Edward OTTENGA, Cynthia Wilson GARVAN, Pearl Ann HARRIS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572014000600560&lng=en&tlng=en