Journal article

Publication year: 2012

Pages: 507-512

Journal: Caries Research

Volume number: 46

Issue number: 6

ISSN: 0008-6568

Open access status: Hybrid

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1159/000339783

Publisher: Karger Publishers

Abstract: 
The aim of this study was to compare tooth surface pH after drinking orange juice or water in 39 patients with dental erosion and in 17 controls. The following investigations were carried out: measurement of pH values on selected tooth surfaces after ingestion of orange juice followed by ingestion of water (acid clearance), measurement of salivary flow rate and buffering capacity. Compared with the controls, patients with erosion showed significantly greater decreases in pH after drinking orange juice, and the pH stayed lower for a longer period of time (p < 0.05). Saliva parameters showed no significant differences between the two patient groups except for a lower buffering capacity at pH 5.5 in the erosion group. Copyright (C) 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel

Harvard Citation style: Lussi, A., von Salis-Marincek, M., Ganss, C., Hellwig, E., Cheaib, Z. and Jaeggi, T. (2012) Clinical Study Monitoring the pH on Tooth Surfaces in Patients with and without Erosion, Caries Research, 46(6), pp. 507-512. https://doi.org/10.1159/000339783

APA Citation style: Lussi, A., von Salis-Marincek, M., Ganss, C., Hellwig, E., Cheaib, Z., & Jaeggi, T. (2012). Clinical Study Monitoring the pH on Tooth Surfaces in Patients with and without Erosion. Caries Research. 46(6), 507-512. https://doi.org/10.1159/000339783