Open AccessInhibition of salivary amylase by black tea in high-caries and low-caries index children: A comparative in vivo study
Author(s) -
Vishal Arya,
Lavina Taneja
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ayu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-9382
pISSN - 0974-8520
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8520.182743
Subject(s) - black tea , saliva , amylase , decoction , maltose , sucrose , dentistry , medicine , starch , food science , traditional medicine , chemistry , enzyme , biochemistry
Dental caries is a universal disease. Dietary modification is important in reducing the occurrence of dental caries. Tea which is so frequently consumed with cariogenic starch rich food is proposed to have anticariogenic potential. The various mechanism has been proposed for same and one being inhibition of salivary amylase activity.