Affiliation:
1. Dental Research Unit, Medical Research Council of New Zealand, P.O. Box 27007, Wellington, New Zealand
Abstract
The ability of suspensions of natural supragingival plaque, artificial plaque, and Streptococcus mutans KIR to hydrolyze sodium monofluorophosphate, Na2PO 3F (MFP), was investigated using a fluoride-selective electrode. S. mutans KIR cells produced minimal hydrolysis. Enzymes in plaque suspensions rapidly hydrolyzed MFP to liberate fluoride ion, a possible mechanism for the cariostatic action of monofluorophosphate dentifrices.
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