The Role of Electrical Potential Differences in the Etiology of Chronic Diseases of the Oral Mucosa

Abstract

Potential measurements in the oral cavity were performed in 109 instances on 69 patients who suffered chronic disease of the mucous membrane and did not respond to the usual treatment. Measure-ments were made with a self-constructed electronic tube voltmeter. Measurements (1601) were made between the various metals. Values above 50 mV were regarded as harmful. In some cases, remarkable improvement was noted when harmfully high potentials were eliminated. The gravity of pathologic changes in the mucous membrane was not always in proportion to the magnitude of potential differences; the individual response of the organism was decisive.