With healthy persons pH value in human saliva is
oscillating between pH6.5 and pH7.4 [web01].
Also here are different estimations, here is an
example:
- pH under 6.0 (< 6.0) = is rated sour
- pH = 7.0 - 7.1 = is rated normal> [web02]
Low pH value in saliva after sleep - higher pH
value chewing
<Saliva has a lower pH value between 6.5 and 6.9
during sleep, and after stimulation pH value is rising
to 7.0 or 7.2 because saliva is swallowed fast so
there is less time to reabsorb the plasmaisotonic
saliva sodium ions.> [web03]
(original in German: <Der pH-Wert liegt bei
Ruhesekretion zwischen 6,5 und 6,9, nach Stimulation
steigt er auf etwa 7,0 bis 7,2[3]
an, da durch den schnelleren Abfluss des Speichels
weniger Zeit bleibt, aus dem zunächst plasmaisotonen
Speichel-Natrium-Ionen rückzuresorbieren.>
[web03])
Therefore there is the following pH scale for saliva:
under pH6.0 sour
pH6.1-6.9 slightly sour
pH7.0-7.1 normal
pH7.2-7.4 slightly basic alkaline
from pH7.5 on basic alkaline (conclusion from web01,
web02).
Measuring of pH value in saliva with papers
<You can measure your pH value
with litmus paper (purchase it in pharmacies etc.)
and it's not at all complicated just holding the
probe paper strip into the saliva in your mouth.>
[web02]
(original
in German: <Sie können Ihren pH-Wert mit
Lackmuspapier (u.a. in der Apotheke erhältlich)
ganz unkompliziert selbst testen, in dem Sie
einfach den Teststreifen in den Speichel im Mund
halten.> [web02]
