Observations on Salivary Lactobacillus Counts for a Period Before and After Topical Applications of Two Per Cent Sodium Fluoride
- 1 April 1951
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 30 (2), 251-259
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345510300021501
Abstract
77 children, aged 7-9 and 14-16 yrs., were divided into exptl. and control groups. The exptl. groups received 4 topical applns. of 2% NaF, the first preceded by an oral prophylaxis. The control received only an oral prophylaxis. Salivary lactobacillus counts taken before and at intervals after the treatments for 1 yr. for the 14- to 16-yr. age group, and for 2 yrs. for the 7- to 9-yr. age group, showed no consistent differences; no changes were observed in the salivary lactobacillus counts of the exptl. group that were not of an order equal to those of the control groups.Keywords
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