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Date Published: 31/07/2021
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v502i2.620
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Vol. 502 No. 2 (2021)
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Thị Thu Hằng, L. ., & Phương Nga, T. . (2021). AFFECTING OF XILITOL CHEWING GUM ON SALIVARY FLOW RATE AND pH. Vietnam Medical Journal, 502(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v502i2.620

AFFECTING OF XILITOL CHEWING GUM ON SALIVARY FLOW RATE AND pH

Lê Thị Thu Hằng, Trần Phương Nga

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Abstract

A quasi- experimental study was conducted in 43 students of Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy in order to evaluate the changes in salivary flow rate and pH before and after chewing xylitol gum. Saliva samples were collected and measured with standard procedures,  salivary pH before and after chewing xylitol gum was determined using Hanna pH meter. The results showed that 86% students were normal flow rate in unstimulated saliva and 100% students were normal flow rate in stimulated saliva. Unstimulated salivary flow rate (0,47 ± 0,24 ml/min) was statistically significant lower than stimulated (2,84 ± 0,9 ml/min) by using xylitol chewing gum (p<0,001). pH of unstimulated saliva (6,85 ± 0,56)  was statistically significant lower than that of stimulated saliva (7,09 ± 0,34) with p = 0,011. Conclusion: Using xylitol chewing gum may increase the flow rate and pH of saliva.

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Salivary, pH, flow rate, xylitol

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