An Analytical Study of the Bacteria Present in The Saliva Samples of Fasting People and their Comparison with Post-Fasting for the Same People

Abstract

This study was carried-out on a 107 student at the period of preparatory school, the student before 10-day from beginning of the experiment not take any antibiotics.Before taking the sample the student wash their nose and mouth thoroughly with water to avoid any contamination to the saliva.This study aimed to investigate the effect of fasting on the amount of bacteria found in the mouth trough show the difference between fasting and non-fasting bacteria in saliva collected from the fasting and non-fasting students.Our study concluded that, the fasting causes reduction of saliva level in the mouth, that causes increasing number of bacteria in the mouth especially cicci, coccobacilli, diplococci and spiral forms of bacteria, that causes a bad odor to the mouth with a harmfull effect on the teeth and degeneration of the soft tissues, cleaning the mouth and thoroughly washing after feed can prevent the growth of these bacteria.