A mathematical model of the influence of salivary urea on the pH of fasted dental plaque and on the changes occurring during a cariogenic challenge.
Urea diffusing from saliva into dental plaque is converted to ammonia and carbon dioxide by bacterial ureases. The influence of normal salivary urea levels on the pH of fasted plaque and on the depth and duration of a Stephan curve is uncertain. A numerical model which simulates a cariogenic challen...
| Published in: | Caries Research Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 70 - 75 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | research Journal Article |
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Karger AG
Jan/Feb1998
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