Chemical Studies in Periodontal Disease. IV. Putrefaction Rate as Index of Periodontal Disease

Abstract

The rate of putrefaction as detd. by indole and sulfide detns. and by means of formol titrations was measured on the saliva of normal individuals and on saliva of individuals suffering from periodontal disturbances. The periodontal condition was detd. clinically and by means of radiographs independently of the salivary analyses; and after the results of clinical and laboratory tests were complete, the results were compared. It was found that those individuals suffering from periodontal disturbances secreted saliva in which the rate of putrefaction was rather rapid as compared with that of the proteins of normal saliva.