Open AccessA high salivary calcium concentration is a protective factor for caries development during orthodontic treatment
Author(s) -
Andreia-Alves Cardoso,
Emerson Tavares de Sousa,
Carolina SteinerOliveira,
Thaís-Manzano Parisotto,
Marinês NobredosSantos
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical and experimental dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1989-5488
DOI - 10.4317/jced.56331
Subject(s) - saliva , dentistry , medicine , carious lesion , wilcoxon signed rank test , calcium , proportional hazards model , mann–whitney u test , enamel paint
This research aimed to evaluate the salivary concentrations of fluoride (F-), calcium (Ca2+), and phosphate (Pi) after brackets bonding, and to identify the role of [F-], [Ca2+], and [Pi] on the development of active caries lesion (ACL) in individuals under fixed orthodontic treatment.