Relationship between acetaldehyde concentration in mouth air and tongue coating volume
Objective Acetaldehyde is the first metabolite of ethanol and is produced in the epithelium by mucosal ALDH, while higher levels are derived from microbial oxidation of ethanol by oral microflora such as Candida species. However, it is uncertain whether acetaldehyde concentration in human breath is...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of São Paulo
2015-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Applied Oral Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572015000100064&lng=en&tlng=en |