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- Title
Erosion-Protective Capacity of the Salivary Pellicle of Female and Male Subjects Is Not Different.
- Authors
Wiegand, Annette; Rosemann, Anne; Hoch, Monika; Barke, Sarah; Dakna, Mohammed; Kanzow, Philipp
- Abstract
This study aimed to analyse if the erosion-protective potential of the salivary pellicle is different between female and male subjects. Bovine enamel and dentin specimens (each n = 3) were exposed to the oral cavity of healthy female or male volunteers (each n = 25, females: 25.8 ± 3.5 years, males: 26.7 ± 4.0 years) for 120 min to form a salivary pellicle. Subsequently, each 2 enamel and 2 dentin specimens were eroded with hydrochloric acid (pH 2.6, 60 s). Specimens of the control group (each n = 30) were eroded without presenting a salivary pellicle. Calcium release into the acid was determined photometrically. Additionally, total protein content in the pellicle (each n = 1 enamel and dentin specimen/volunteer) and different salivary parameters (flow rate, pH, buffer capacity, protein, albumin, calcium, phosphate, fluoride) were assessed. Statistical analyses were performed by one-way ANOVA, t tests, multiple linear regressions and Pearson correlations (p < 0.05). The erosion-protective capacity was not significantly different among female (calcium release [% of control]: enamel: 82.6 ± 28.1, dentin: 80.7 ± 24.0) and male (enamel: 76.0 ± 27.5, dentin: 87.1 ± 34.9) subjects. The protein content of the pellicle was not different between female and male subjects. The protein content and pH of unstimulated saliva were significantly reduced in female compared to male volunteers. Calcium release was neither correlated with the protein content of the salivary pellicle nor with salivary parameters. Under the conditions of the present study, the erosion-protective capacity of the salivary pellicle of female and male subjects is not different.
- Subjects
SALIVARY proteins; ONE-way analysis of variance; HYDROCHLORIC acid; REGRESSION analysis; DENTIN; FLUORIDE varnishes; TOOTHPASTE; ANIMAL experimentation; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE studies; DENTAL enamel; DENTITION; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; SALIVA; SEX distribution; TOOTH erosion; EVALUATION research
- Publication
Caries Research, 2019, Vol 53, Issue 6, p636
- ISSN
0008-6568
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1159/000500046