Open AccessA Comparative Study of Salivary Flow Rate, pH, Buffer Capacity, Total Antioxidant Capacity, and Ferritin Levels in Children with Beta Thalassemia Major and Healthy Children
Author(s) -
Venkateswara Rao Guttikonda,
Vem Preethi,
V Daneswari,
Vikas Reddy,
Venumbaka Sivakalyan,
Rajesh Garge
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jaypee's international journal of clinical pediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1904
pISSN - 0974-7052
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1955
Subject(s) - medicine , thalassemia , ferritin , antioxidant capacity , beta thalassemia , ineffective erythropoiesis , saliva , physiology , hemolysis , gastroenterology , erythropoiesis , immunology , anemia , oxidative stress
Thalassemia is a genetically diverse group of disease which occurs due to an imbalance in the production of the alpha and beta chains with ensuring chronic hemolysis, ineffective erythropoiesis, and iron overload.