Influence of sodium, calcium and magnesium trimetaphosphates on dental caries activity in the rat

J Dent Res. 1980 Mar;59(3):644-50. doi: 10.1177/00220345800590031501.

Abstract

The caries-inhibiting abilities of the following trimetaphosphates, Na3(PO3)3, NaCa(PO3)3.H2O, Na4Mg(PO3)6.xH2O, and Ca3(P3O9)2.10H2O, were compared when added at approximately equal phosphorus concentrations to a cariogenic diet for rats. Each of these four compounds was found to be equally capable of inhibiting carious lesions in the occlusal sulci.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cariostatic Agents*
  • Dental Caries / etiology
  • Diet, Cariogenic
  • Female
  • Male
  • Polyphosphates / administration & dosage
  • Polyphosphates / pharmacology*
  • Rats

Substances

  • Cariostatic Agents
  • Polyphosphates
  • trimetaphosphoric acid