There was a significant reduction in synthetic hydroxyapatite and enamel dissolution for acidogenic streptococci in a medium made with a highly mineralized water from a low caries area in northwest Ohio, when compared with media made with distilled water and water that contained 1.5 ppm fluoride.
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