Purpose: The purpose of this preliminary study was to examine the relationship of caries
risk, salivary buffering capacity, salivary pH, salivary quality (flow, consistency) and levels of …

Saliva is the first biological fluid that is exposed to tobacco which is responsible for the
changes in salivary pH. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of caries risk …

This study Investigated salivary levels of Streptococcus mutans, lactobacilli, and caries
experience in a random sample of 448 black and 362 white older dentate adults living in …

This study examined the relationship between the quantity of Streptococcus mutans and
Lactobacillus spp. related to dental caries and the degree of acidity in saliva. A total of 240 …

Background Saliva is one of the intraoral host factors that influence caries development. The
authors conducted a study to investigate whether salivary characteristics are associated with …

Aim: To evaluate the long-term effect of smoking on salivary flow rate (SFR) and salivary pH.
Materials and Methods: The subjects of the study were divided into smokers and …

Background: Smoking has many harmful effects on the body. The aim of this studyis to
investigate the effect of cigarettes smoking on count of lactobacilli, the dental caries, and …

Aims: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to register caries trends in relation to some
risk factors such as oral hygiene, salivary level of streptococcus mutans (SM), lactobacilli …

Objective: The purpose of this study is to test the usefulness of dental insurance claims
history, supplemented with radiographic caries diagnoses, as a means of identifying caries …

Caries onset and progression is influenced by diverse bacterial, dietary, environmental,
socio-economic and physiological risk factors. The most significant markers include caries …