Effect of three commercially available chewing gums on salivary flow rate and pH in caries-active and caries-free children: An study.

Background And Aim: Adequate salivary flow is an important requisite in the maintenance of oral health. Salivary flow increases in response to both gustatory (taste) and mechanical (chewing) stimuli. Hence, the aim of the present study was to know the efficacy of commercially available chewing gums (sugar free and sugared) on salivary flow rate (SFR) and pH in caries-active and caries-free children.

Comparative Analyses of Smear Layer Removal Using Four Different Irrigant Solutions in the Primary Root Canals - A Scanning Electron Microscopic Study.

Introduction: A clinician's path to success is a clean root canal system with three dimensional seal. Mechanical instrumentation of root canals alone leaves behind a smear layer covering the dentinal walls. Instrumentation must always be supported by use of irrigants which are considered as an essential prerequisite for root canal debridement.