Properties of Whole Saliva and Dental Plaque in Relation to 40-Month Consumption of Chewing Gums Containing Xylitol, Sorbitol or Sucrose - Mäkinen, K.K.; Chen, C.-Y.; Mäkinen, P.-L.; Bennett, C.A.; Isokangas, P.J.; Isotupa, K.P.; Pape, K.R., Jr (Caries research, 1996)
Keywords: alpha-Amylases - analysis; Aniline Compounds - analysis; Buffers; Cariostatic Agents - administration & dosage; Cariostatic Agents - pharmacology; Chewing Gum; Child; Cohort Studies; Colony Count, Microbial; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dental Caries - etiology; Dental Plaque - chemistry; Dental Plaque - physiopathology; Dental Plaque Index; Humans; Immunoglobulin A, Secretory - analysis; Lactobacillus - isolation & purification; Muramidase - analysis; Original Paper; Peptide Hydrolases - analysis; Peroxidases - analysis; Saliva - chemistry; Saliva - drug effects; Salivary Proteins and Peptides - analysis; Sialic Acids - analysis; Sorbitol - administration & dosage; Sorbitol - pharmacology; Streptococcus mutans - isolation & purification; Sucrase - analysis; Sucrose - administration & dosage; Sucrose - pharmacology; Sweetening Agents - administration & dosage; Sweetening Agents - pharmacology; Thiocyanates - analysis; Xylitol - administration & dosage; Xylitol - pharmacology; Sorbitol; Xylitol; Sucrose; Dental plaque; Sialochemistry; Lactobobacillus; Saliva; Streptococcus mutans