Ammonia Production and Urease Activity in Saliva
- 1 April 1952
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 31 (2) , 281-283
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345520310021301
Abstract
A study of the ammonia producing ability of the salivas of 68 dental students indicated that the ammonia-producing mechanism was unrelated to caries activity as measured by lactobacillus counts. Although urease is present in saliva, there was no direct relationship between urease content and the lactobacillus count. In all cases the presence of 2.5% glucose stimulated the activity of salivary urease, but the relation between urease activity and ammonia production was not significant.Keywords
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