Open AccessSaliva Changes in Pediatric Patients with Eating Disorders
Author(s) -
Tatjana Lesar,
Danica Vidović Juras,
Martina Tomić,
Andrea Cvitković Roić,
Alen Vrtarić,
Nora Nikolac Gabaj,
Samir Čimić,
Sonja Kraljević Šimunković
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
acta stomatologica croatica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1846-0410
pISSN - 0001-7019
DOI - 10.15644/asc56/2/6
Subject(s) - saliva , anorexia nervosa , medicine , anthropometry , bulimia nervosa , gastroenterology , mann–whitney u test , rank correlation , amylase , correlation , physiology , eating disorders , chemistry , psychiatry , biochemistry , machine learning , computer science , enzyme , geometry , mathematics
To determine the differences between pediatric patients with eating disorders (ED) and the control group in the amount of saliva and the concentration of total amylase and electrolytes in saliva, and to evaluate the correlation between the saliva changes and nutritional status.