Relationship between Dental Caries Activity and the Fluoride Level and Lactobacillus Count in Saliva
RUTH DVIR 1,
ITZHAC GEDALIA 1, and
ADA SULITZEANU 1
1 School of Dentistry and Department of Preventive Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
The lactobacillus counts and fluoride concentrations in the saliva of 34 children, aged twelve to fourteen years, were determined and related to the number of newly decayed tooth surfaces. No interrelation was evident between the lactobacillus count, the fluoride concentration in saliva, and the number of newly decayed tooth surfaces. It is possible that differences in fluoride concentration of saliva prior to its discharge into the oral cavity are not reflected by results using existing techniques.
Submitted on July 17, 1961
