Anticariogenic effects of tea in rats.
Teas varying in fluoride and tannin concentration were evaluated in rats for anticariogenic activity. There was a direct correlation between fluoride in tea and the inhibition of sulcal caries in rats, whereas no relationship was observed between tannin and this type of lesion. Teas also had a significant effect on caries progression and imparted a black stain to the teeth.
D000818:Animals; D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005459:Fluorides / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000502:physiology; D013634:Tannins / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology; D013662:Tea / Q000032:analysis
D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D013634:Tannins; D013662:Tea; D005459:Fluorides