Open AccessSalivary cortisol response to psychological stress in children with early childhood caries
Author(s) -
Halaswamy V Kambalimath,
Uma Dixit,
Parimala S Thyagi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.66642
Subject(s) - saliva , early childhood caries , medicine , stressor , dentistry , fluoride , oral health , physiology , clinical psychology , chemistry , inorganic chemistry
Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a multi-factorial disease and has numerous biological, psychological, and behavioral risk factors. In this study, we have attempted to study psychological stress as a risk factor for early childhood caries by investigating and comparing the response of event-related stress on salivary cortisol level in children with ECC and those without ECC and also compared the adaptability to various dental procedures in children with early childhood caries and without early childhood caries.