| Autor: |
Shrestha, Annie, Mohamed-Tahir, M. A., Hegde, Jayshree, Azarpazhooh, Amir, Kishen, Anil |
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Journal of Conservative Dentistry; Oct-Dec2011, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p395-400, 6p |
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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the ability of an optical spectroscopic sensor (OSS) to monitor bacterial-mediated acidogenic-profile of saliva resulting from bacteria-sucrose interaction. Materials and Methods: Stage-1, characterization experiments were conducted to standardize the OSS. Stage-2 clinical experiments were carried out on stimulated saliva samples from 70 children of age-group 1-12 years. The bacterial-mediated acidogenic-profile of saliva mixed with sucrose was monitored using the OSS for 180 minutes. Results: The clinical patients were categorized based on the dmfs score as caries-active, caries-inactive and caries-free. The bacterial-mediated acidogenic-profile measured in terms of †1/2 monitored using the OSS was significantly different between the caries-free and caries-active (P<0.05); and caries-free and caries-inactive groups (P<0.005). Conclusions: The significant correlation of the acidogenic-profile determined using the OSS and the caries-status highlighted the OSS as a sensitive and rapid chairside tool for the quantification of the acidogenic-profile of saliva that could help in monitoring the caries-risk in children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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