Efficacy of chitosan-based chewing gum on reducing salivary S. mutans counts and salivary pH: a randomised clinical trial.

CONCLUSION: Results of this study showed that chitosan chewing gum has a positive effect on the reduction of numbers of salivary S. mutans colonies but had no considerable effect on the increase of salivary pH.
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Source: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica - November 3, 2020 Category: Dentistry Authors: Khamverdi Z, Farhadian F, Khazaei S, Adabi M Tags: Acta Odontol Scand Source Type: research