Evidence based Compendium
Disease risk assessment
Caries risk predictor: Saliva flow
Disease risk assessment
Caries risk predictor: Saliva flow
Whole Saliva Flow
Unstimulated 0.5ml/min
Stimulated
1.0 ml/min
below healthy limits
Disease risk assessment
Caries risk predictor: Saliva flow
Whole Saliva Flow
below healthy limits
Predict caries risk
Saliva flow measurement
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
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 )
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