Determination of salivary ph in patients with recurrent Aphthous ulceration (RAU)‎

Abstract EN

To determine salivary pH in patients with recurrent aphthous ulceration and in control normal subjects.

Materials and Methods : A controlled clinical trial was performed on 60 subjects divided into 30 normal subjects and 30 patients with recurrent aphthous ulceration.

The salivary pH was deter-mined using a chair-side pH meter.

Results : Highly significant difference in pH level was observed between patients and control groups (t-value 5.420, p< 0.0001).

There were no significant differences in pH levels between males and females in both patients and control groups.

Conclusions : The pH of saliva in male patients with (RAU) was more toward acidic pH than normal male subjects.