Effects of carbonated beverage and fruit juice on salivary pH among children in orphanage of Bareilly city: an in vivo study

Background: High degree of urbanization and economic development have resulted in rapid changes diet lifestyles, because which there is a tremendous increase prevalence dental caries developing countries. The aim the study to assess acidogenic potential commonly consumed carbonated beverage commercially available fruit juice at various time intervals among orphan children. Methods: This an vivo 60 children were included. Two groups (carbonated juice) tested for salivary pH before having respective drinks (baseline) after specific (immediately after, 15 min 30 min). Intra-group inter-group comparisons done using Friedman test Mann Whitney U test. Results: Both showed decrease consumption recovery baseline value min. Conclusions: Beverages produce remarkable drop as they contain organic acids sugars but saliva by virtue its buffering capacity nullifies this effect some it comes normal.