Open AccessCaries activity and ph level changes after fluoride varnish and casein phosphopeptides-amorphous calcium phosphate application on children's saliva
Author(s) -
Anie Apriani,
Armelia Sari Widyarman,
E Arlia Budiyanti,
Boedi Oetomo Roeslan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/ccd.ccd_167_20
Subject(s) - saliva , varnish , amorphous calcium phosphate , fluoride varnish , fluoride , casein , dentistry , streptococcus mutans , chemistry , demineralization , phosphate , remineralisation , significant difference , population , calcium , medicine , food science , enamel paint , biochemistry , bacteria , biology , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , environmental health , genetics , coating
Caries is a disease affecting the hard tissue of the tooth wherein the demineralization process caused by Streptococcus mutans decreases saliva pH faster than the remineralization process can maintain it. Topical fluoridation, such as fluoride varnish and casein phosphopeptides-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) is the most common preventive therapy for the disease.