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The Weak Spots of Saliva Buffering Tests

Barbara Buchgraber ; Division of Preventive and Operative Dentistry, Endodontics, Pedodontics, and Minimally Invasive Dentistry, University Clinic for Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graz, Austria
Lumnije Kqiku ; Division of Preventive and Operative Dentistry, Endodontics, Pedodontics, and Minimally Invasive Dentistry, University Clinic for Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graz, Austria
Gilbert Reibnegger ; Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Graz, Austria
Peter Städtler ; Division of Preventive and Operative Dentistry, Endodontics, Pedodontics, and Minimally Invasive Dentistry, University Clinic for Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graz, Austria

Abstract

Saliva buffering test is in need of improvements. This article illustrates the most commonly used saliva buffering ca- pacity tests and its major problems. Starting with Ericsson and his laboratory buffer capacity test and all the way to Kitasako a lot of issues are to release. The aim of this paper is to put saliva buffering tests up to serious discussion.

Keywords

saliva buffering test

Hrčak ID:

118315

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/118315

Publication date:

30.9.2013.

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