Evidence based Compendium Disease risk assessment Caries risk predictor: Saliva flow.

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Evidence based Compendium Disease risk assessment Caries risk predictor: Saliva flow

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Evidence based Compendium

Disease risk assessment

Caries risk predictor: Saliva flow

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Disease risk assessment

Caries risk predictor: Saliva flow

Whole Saliva Flow

Unstimulated 0.5ml/min

Stimulated

1.0 ml/min

below healthy limits

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Disease risk assessment

Caries risk predictor: Saliva flow

Whole Saliva Flow

below healthy limits

Predict caries risk

Saliva flow measurement

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Disease risk assessment

Caries risk predictor: Saliva flow

The Netherlands (3)

India

France

Brazil (3)

Japan

Denmark (2)

Israel

Germany

Iceland

Sweden (3)

UK (2)

Canada

South Africa (3)

Greece

USA Hungary

 Accepted articles – Overview Place of origin of Trials

Canada

USA

Brazil (3)

South Africa (3)

Japan

Greece

Israel

HungaryFrance

UK (2)

Germany

Finland (3)

Sweden (3)

Iceland Denmark (2)

The Netherlands (3)

Articles relevant = 85Articles rejected = 47

Articles accepted = 38

Articles relevant = 85Articles rejected = 47

Articles accepted = 38

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Disease risk assessment

Caries risk predictor: Saliva flow

The evidence suggests that a saliva flow rate

outside healthy limits is inversed related to dental caries.

Please note:Predictor only outside healthy limits effective

Unstimmulated flow is more conclusive(Stimulated flow is less conclusive due to the confounding effect of salivary buffer action )