Open AccessQuantitative estimation of sodium, potassium and total protein in saliva of diabetic smokers and nonsmokers: A novel study
Author(s) -
Basavaraj Kallapur,
Karthikeyan Ramalingam,
Bastian,
Ahmed Mujib,
Amitabha Sarkar,
Sathya Sethuraman
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 - 10.4103/0976-9668.117006
Subject(s) - saliva , potassium , sodium , diabetes mellitus , medicine , endocrinology , population , significant difference , chemistry , environmental health , organic chemistry
The aim of the study was to evaluate the difference in sodium, potassium, total protein in whole saliva in diabetic smokers, diabetic nonsmokers and healthy controls.