IN-VITRO AND INTRAORAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE CARIOGENIC POTENTIAL OF HUMAN-MILK

The acidogenic and cariogenic potential of plain and supplemented huma n and bovine milk was determined by pH tests and with intra-oral exper iments, Human milk produced a lower pH than bovine milk and bovine mil k with a 2% lactose supplement. Human milk caused greater softening of enamel than bovine milk in the intra-oral tests. This could be modifi ed by supplementing with calcium and phosphorus to the levels present in bovine milk.