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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 7-12 |
Impact of a modified carbonated beverage on human dental plaque and salivary pH: An in vivo study
V Sardana1, AY Balappanavar2, GB Patil3, N Kulkarni4, SG Sagari3, KD Gupta1
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Center, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Public Health Dentistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Center, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 Department of Oral Pathology, Jodhpur National University, Jodhpur Dental College General Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
4 Department of Orthodontics, KM Shah Dental College, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Correspondence Address:
A Y Balappanavar
C/o Dr. V. N. Sardana, R 5/94, New Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad - 201 002, Uttar Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.95563
Background: To assess the plaque and salivary pH changes at different time intervals in vivo after consumption of a carbonated beverage modified with sodium fluoride and calcium phosphate. Materials and Methods: Twenty-four subjects aged 18-25 years were recruited and randomly assigned to three groups (group A, original drink sprite; group B, sprite with sodium fluoride; group C, sprite with calcium phosphate). Collection of pooled plaque and unstimulated saliva was done before and after the drinks were consumed by the subjects at 5-, 10-, 20- and 30-minute intervals. Results: The pH rise was higher with group C for plaque and group B for saliva. Conclusions: Modification of the test carbonated beverage with calcium phosphate and fluoride may exert some protective potential, especially in high caries risk candidates.
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