In a patient with reduced salivary flow the carious incidence is_______________?
Correct answer: A. More than the patient with normal salivary flow
- A. More than the patient with normal salivary flow
- B. less than the patient with normal salivary flow
- C. unaffected
- D. None of the above
Explanation
Saliva washes away food, buffers bacterial acids, and supplies protective factors, so reduced salivary flow removes important protection and increases caries incidence. This is why xerostomia commonly leads to rapid or rampant caries.
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