Research Article

Effect of Various Sugary Beverages on Salivary pH, Flow Rate, and Oral Clearance Rate amongst Adults

Table 1

Intrinsic pH and mean salivary pH at different intervals of time after consumption of different liquid food items.

Food itemsIntrinsic pHBaseline0 min5 min10 min15 min

Pepsi2.047.18 ± 0.225.65 ± 0.286.21 ± 0.266.75 ± 0.167.2 ± 0.20
Fruit drink3.897.05 ± 0.126.08 ± 0.096.4 ± 0.136.72 ± 0.177.08 ± 0.13
Coffee6.857.05 ± 0.126.1 ± 0.096.55 ± 0.146.82 ± 0.137.08 ± 0.09
Sweetened milk7.017.07 ± 0.1306.71 ± 1.2526.99 ± 0.3937.12 ± 0.090