Role Of Saliva Flashcards
1
Q
How does saliva aid in preventing caries?
A
- Flow dislodges food
- Slightly basic
- Glycoproteins -
- coagulate bacteria to be swallowed
- Lactoferrin -
- binds to iron to prevent carious bacteria using it
- Lactoperoxidase
- inactivates bacterial enzymes
- Remineralisation
- Calcium, phosphate and fluoride ions
