Open AccessStudy of trace elements in mixed saliva of caries free and caries active children
Author(s) -
Subir Sarkar,
Shokouh Taghipour Zahir
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.22832
Subject(s) - saliva , dentistry , trace minerals , significant difference , chemistry , medicine , food science
The present study was carried out to find out the amount of cariogenic and cariostatic trace elements in mixed saliva. It was observed that Cu, Pb, Na showed significant variation in case of one surface as compared to caries free group. Between the non-caries and multiple caries group Cu, Pb, K showed no significant variation Zn showed highly significant variation.
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