Authors :
Ismalayani
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 12 - December
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7537952
Abstract :
Saliva is one of the important factors in
maintaining dental and oral health which plays a role in
the protective function. The protective function is
carried out by increasing salivary secretion which can be
measured by flow velocity, volume, pH and viscosity.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine
the comparison of chewing gum containing xylitol and
sorbitol to increase salivary pH in students of the
Department of Dental Health, Poltekkes, Ministry of
Health, Palembang.
Methods: This research is a quantitative research with a
quasi-experiment method. In taking samples used
purposive sampling technique. Research data collection
was carried out by measuring the pH of saliva using a
pH meter.
Results: The results showed that the chewing gum group
containing xylitol had an average increase in salivary pH
of 1.828, the chewing gum group containing sorbitol had
an average increase in salivary pH of 1.632 and the
chewing gum group containing a combination of xylitol
and sorbtiol had an average increase The pH of saliva is
1.803.
Conclusion: It can be seen that the increase in the
average salivary pH was the highest in the chewing gum
group containing xylitol.
Keywords :
Salivary pH, xylitol and sorbitol gum, salivary pH increase.
Saliva is one of the important factors in
maintaining dental and oral health which plays a role in
the protective function. The protective function is
carried out by increasing salivary secretion which can be
measured by flow velocity, volume, pH and viscosity.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine
the comparison of chewing gum containing xylitol and
sorbitol to increase salivary pH in students of the
Department of Dental Health, Poltekkes, Ministry of
Health, Palembang.
Methods: This research is a quantitative research with a
quasi-experiment method. In taking samples used
purposive sampling technique. Research data collection
was carried out by measuring the pH of saliva using a
pH meter.
Results: The results showed that the chewing gum group
containing xylitol had an average increase in salivary pH
of 1.828, the chewing gum group containing sorbitol had
an average increase in salivary pH of 1.632 and the
chewing gum group containing a combination of xylitol
and sorbtiol had an average increase The pH of saliva is
1.803.
Conclusion: It can be seen that the increase in the
average salivary pH was the highest in the chewing gum
group containing xylitol.
Keywords :
Salivary pH, xylitol and sorbitol gum, salivary pH increase.
