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Salivary enzymes and calculus formation
Author(s) -
Draus F.J.,
Tarbet W.J.,
Miklos F.L.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of periodontal research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.31
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0765
pISSN - 0022-3484
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0765.1968.tb01925.x
Subject(s) - calculus (dental) , acid phosphatase , alkaline phosphatase , esterase , saliva , enzyme , protease , chemistry , biochemistry , medicine , dentistry
The purpose of this study was to determine if enzymatic activities could be correlated with calculus formation. Subjects were grouped as to their ability or inability to form calculus after a three month “accumulation” period. Saliva samples from each subject were collected and the enzymatic activities of nonspecific esterase, acid phosphatase, pyrophosphatase, neuraminidase, protease, and lactic dehydrogenase were determined by routine analysis. Statistical evaluation of the data using the standard t test indicated that esterase activity has a high correlation to calculus formation, p < .005; pyrophosphatase activity also correlated with calculus formation, p < .02. Acid phosphatase activity correlated to a lesser degree, p < .05. No other significant correlations were found. A possible sequence for salivary calcification is presented.