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Periodontitis and saliva test-is it useful?

Periodontitis-saliva test? Yes and no! Our last discussion was about lasers, today we want to inform you about the saliva test. It is a common practice for some dental professionals to require that the patients with periodontal disease to undergo expensive saliva test prior to their therapy. Congratulations! Now the patient knows that there [...]

Saliva test for cavity prevention?

Posted by Dental News Team am 20, Oct - 2009

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Saliva tests are used to detect bacteria (S.mutans and lacto-bacteria) taking into account the rate of flow of saliva and buffer capacity, in order to find patients with a higher risk of developing cavities!

Saliva testing – a success story?
Not really, although you periodically read or hear about saliva testing for cavity prevention.

Saliva tests are commonly used in drug testing and crime investigation – but not in dentistry!

Individually administered tests exhibit a high rate of fluctuation, and cannot differentiate among children with high or low risk.

The good news last – regular visits to the dentist and good dental hygiene can prevent cavities!

Learn more about cavities, etc – in the first video lexikon!

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