Fluoride concentration in dental plaque of naval recruits with and without caries.
Plaque samples were evaluated for fluoride concentration, the degree of the fluoride binding and uptake of fluoride from 1 and 225 parts/10(6) F solutions. The plaque of the caries-free individuals contained significantly higher fluoride concentrations, but no difference was found in binding strength between the caries-free and caries-active groups. Uptake of fluoride from a 1 part/10(6) solution was slightly less for plaque of caries-free recruits, but there was no difference between the groups in uptake from the more concentrated solution.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000378:metabolism; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D005459:Fluorides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008885:Military Dentistry; D009326:Naval Medicine
D005459:Fluorides