Exploring the Correlation between Salivary Spinnbarkeit and Caries Scores

Mouri R.J. Faruque; Kawtar Taidouch; Floris J. Bikker; Antoon J.M. Ligtenberg

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Exploring the Correlation between Salivary Spinnbarkeit and Caries Scores

Mouri R.J. Faruque, Kawtar Taidouch, Floris J. Bikker, Antoon J.M. Ligtenberg

Oral Biochemistry

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INTRODUCTION: In this study, the relationship between the spinnbarkeit, i.e., the stretchability of saliva, and dental caries was investigated. METHODS: Dentistry students were divided into a group with more than 2 decayed, missed, and filled teeth (DMFT ≥2, n = 30) and caries-free group (DMFT = 0, n = 36). RESULTS: Unstimulated saliva flow rate, pH, and spinnbarkeit were determined. Salivary spinnbarkeit was significantly lower in the caries-prone group compared to the caries-free group (5.4 ± 3.9 mm vs. 13.5 ± 7.6 mm, respectively, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: This suggests that saliva with high spinnbarkeit protects better against dental caries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	115-120
Number of pages	6
Journal	Caries Research
Volume	58
Issue number	2
Early online date	20 Jan 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000536402
Publication status	Published - Apr 2024

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This study was financially supported by the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA, grant 1127).

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Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam	1127

Keywords

Mucins
Rheology
Saliva
Spinnbarkeit

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