Evaluation of saliva and cariogenic activity in patients with hematologic malignancy

Abstract

Objectives : This study was performed to evaluate the salivary secretion, salivary pH and cariogenic activity using unstimulated whole saliva in patients with hematologic malignancy. Methods : Nineteen patients (9 male, 10 female) who had hematologic malignancy and were treated with chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation, and nineteen normal volunteers (7 male, 12 female) as control group were included. The mean age of patients group and control group was 45.1 and 46.7 years, respectively. Patients group was examined salivary secretion, salivary pH, and cariogenic activity using unstimulated whole saliva and was compared with control group.

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Assess the Acidogenic Potential of Dental Biofilms through a Tablet Containing Weissella cibaria CMU

“…Its usefulness in dental caries risk assessment for children and adults in their twenties has been validated [ 8 , 9 , 10 ]. Recently, attempts to predict the risk of caries by evaluating the activity of all bacteria in the oral cavity have been made for various targets such as children, hematologic tumor patients, and periodontal disease patients [ 11 , 12 , 13 ].…”