The role of mechanical control of biofilm in the salivary pH after sucrose exposure in children with early childhood caries.

ABSTRACT: This quasi-experimental study sought to investigate if the mechanical control of biofilm (3-times-a-day) modifies the saliva's ability to buffer the oral environment after 20% sucrose rinse (SR_20%) in children with early childhood caries (ECC). Here, SR_20% reduced the saliva's pH in both groups and the mechanical control of biofilm had a greater effect on this parameter after SR_20% in CF children. The mechanical control of biofilm evidenced a higher buffering capacity in CF children before SR_20%, which was not observed after SR_20%. Otherwise, the absence of mechanical control of biofilm showed that buffering capacity was comparable in the two groups before SR_20%, whereas after SR_20% the saliva's buffering capacity

SUBMITTER: Lima-Holanda AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8021547 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature