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GC Saliva-Check Buffer



		Saliva Testing The latest way to provide early help for your patients' teeth A delicate balance exists between health and disease. It involves acids and bacteria laden plaque competing with protective factors provided through normal salivary flow and good hygiene. When the saliva is unable to buffer acid the oral balance will favour demineralisation. When the saliva can buffer acid the oral balance will favour remineralisation. A new, patient friendly saliva test will enable you to understand the condition of the saliva in each individual patient. This will help you in planning with your patient an appropriate treatment and prevention program. GC's Saliva Check Buffer kit is divided into 5 different steps with the first 3 steps involving unstimulated saliva while the last 2 steps involve the stimulated saliva. As the functions and characteristics of these two forms of saliva are different, by evaluating both, the test results will become very useful diagnostic and powerful communication tools to the patients. Understand your patient's oral environment better with Saliva Check Buffer kit. Check the flow rate, viscosity and consistency of non-stimulated saliva. This will provide information about how the patient's lifestyle may be consequently affecting their oral health. Check the pH of the patient's resting saliva. This will determine whether acid levels may be dangerously high, hence possibly causing erosion or caries problems. Check the quantity of stimulated saliva a patient can produce. This enables you to identify any major salivary gland diseases. Check the buffering capacity (quality) of stimulated saliva. This will establish the effectiveness of the saliva in neutralising acids in the mouth. Testing can be carried out as part of a routine examination and the results explained to the patient as part of the discussion about prevention and treatment. Together, the dentist and patient will be able to agree on a plan to bring the saliva back into balance.