1 Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
2 Department of Biology Oral, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(01), 069–073
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.1.1603
DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.1.1603
Received on 16 April 2024 revised on 23 May 2024; accepted on 25 May 2024
Background: Low saliva pH is supposed to increase Candida sp activity because low saliva pH can cause immunocompromising.
Objective: To determine the effect of saliva pH on the activity of Candida albicans.
Methods: Secondary data from literature studies were analyzed descriptively by presenting the results of research on the effect of saliva pH on the activity of Candida albicans.
Results: The results of the study reveal that decreasing salivary pH can increase the activity of Candida albicans in the oral cavity, which is characterized by the growth of hyphae and colonization of the microbiota itself as well as manifestations that can be seen clinically, such as oral candidiasis.
Conclusion: Salivary pH levels can influence the activity of Candida albicans in the oral cavity.
Salivary pH; Candida albicans; Oral candidiasis; Immunocompromised
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Muhammad Rafi Nurfaiz Arifin, Alfonsus Sindhu Saputra Djaja and Indeswati Diyatri. Effect of saliva pH on Candida albicans activity in the oral cavity. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(01), 069–073. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.1.1603
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