Anticariogenic Effects of Tea in Rats
- 1 May 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 63 (5), 658-660
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345840630051001
Abstract
Teas varying in fluoride and tannin concentration were evaluated in rats for anticariogenic activity. There was a direct correlation between fluoride in tea and the inhibition of sulcal caries in rats, whereas no relationship was observed between tannin and this type of lesion. Teas also had a significant effect on caries progression and imparted a black stain to the teeth.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit: