Dental Plaque pH and Micro-organisms during Hyposalivation
L. Eliasson1,*,
A. Carlén2,
A. Almståhl2,
M. Wikström2, and
P. Lingström1,3
1 Department of Cariology, Faculty of Odontology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Box 450, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden;
2 Department of Oral Microbiology, Faculty of Odontology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Box 450, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden; and
3 Department of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University, SE-291 88 Kristianstad, Sweden

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Figure. Mean values of plaque-pH response to sugar challenge among patients with primary Sjögrens syndrome (pSS) and head- and neck-irradiated patients (RT) and their matched controls (n = 10 in each group). The estimations are based on the mean from two different sites in each individual. Error bars at 5, 30, and 50 min represent SD.
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