Open AccessMinor salivary glands and dental caries: Approach towards a new horizon
Author(s) -
Ankita Tandon,
Narendra Nath Singh,
Gadiputi Sreedhar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.117000
Subject(s) - saliva , salivary gland , minor (academic) , secretion , minor salivary glands , dentistry , medicine , biology , political science , law
Reduction of functioning minor salivary glands may contribute to emergence of mucosal infections, mucosal ulceration, and possibly dental caries. A study was, therefore, designed to understand the exact role of minor salivary gland secretions over dental caries.