Niveles del ph y flujo salival en estudiantes de odontología de segundo y séptimo semestre de la universidad Santo Tomás consumidores frecuentes de té, y coca cola

Abstract

Objetive: To determine characteristics of pH and salivary flow dental students second and seventh semester at the University St. Thomas frequently consuming tea and Coke. Materials and methods: Analytical, prospective longitudinal and experimental study with 198 students enrolled in second and seventh semester, Faculty of Dentistry, University of St. Thomas in the second half of 2015. Results: The reported pH was alkaline, somewhat contradictory with others articles and the same condition is added to tea consumption. In contrast with other studies that established that the student is not consumed beverages in the last hour, so it is possible that the pH is altered only by space of time and then the pH conditions are balanced by the buffer effect saliva. Considering the semester in which the study population is found that students in second semester show higher salivary flow than the seventh, it is suggested that the decrease in salivary flow is directly related to the amount of time the student University carries consuming these beverages. Conclusions: Coca Cola consumers who filed plaque, calculus and proper oral hygiene index, showed a more alkaline pH, compared to consumers of tea and water. Halitosis a foot barely noticeable odor showed a higher salivary pH for consumers of tea, followed by consumers of water and coke. The presence of non-carious cervical lesions emphasizes a high pH for consumers of coke, compared to tea drinkers.