EFFECT OF POOL WATER ON THE PH OF SALIVAIN CHILDREN

Abstract

Purpose of research. How pool water affects the pH of oral saliva.
Materials and methods. A study of oral pH before swimming and immediately after swimming was conducted in 70 kids aged from 6 to 15 years (by of these, 34 are girls, 36 are boys) use litmus paper (pH test) from 1.0 to 14.0.The study was conducted in second stages - on the first day, the pH there was water in the pool 7.4, the pH level was assessed in 59 kids (by of these 15 are girls, 44 are boys); on the second day, the pH was 6.6, 70 kids (by of these 34 are girls, 36 are boys) took part. Lessons in the pool lasted one and half hours.