EFFECT OF UREA CONCENTRATION ON HUMAN PLAQUE PH LEVELS IN SITU
EFFECT OF UREA CONCENTRATION ON HUMAN PLAQUE PH LEVELS IN SITU
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DOI:
10.1016/0003-9969(67)90183-5
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发表时间:
1967-01-01
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
KLEINBERG, I
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作者:
KLEINBERG, I
Urea solutions, varying in concentration between 0 and 16.7% (w/v) were applied to dental plaques in situ for different lengths of time and the resulting changes in plaque pH were measured for periods up to 2 hrs. The pH was measured with Sb. micro-electrodes in subjects who had not brushed their teeth for 3 days and had not eaten for at least 12 hr. Application of urea solutions to the plaques for short periods of time resulted in an initial rapid rise in pH followed by a slow pH fall. When the urea solutions were applied for longer time periods, the pH rose higher than previously and, if added for a sufficiently long time, the pH reached an asymptote, the level of which was a function of the urea concentration. Once an asymptote was reached, failure to apply further urea solution to the plaque resulted in an immediate fall in the pH towards the base-line. Applications of solutions of high urea concentration for short periods of time resulted in pH curves similar to those observed when solutions of low urea concentration were applied for longer time periods. The data showed.that urea levelaequMialent to those in saliva could produce a rise in plaque pH equivalent to the difference in pH be -tween plaque and saliva which has been reported previously in fasting subjects.