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Sialochemical Analysis: A Portal for the Oral Diagnostician
Author(s) -
Annette Milton B
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8134.4375
Subject(s) - saliva , medicine , sodium , urea , physiology , potassium , affect (linguistics) , gastroenterology , biology , psychology , chemistry , biochemistry , organic chemistry , communication
Depressive disorders, worldwide, may rank second by the year 2020. In India; about 10 million people suffer from depressive disorders, the prevalence rate being recorded as 31.2 for every 1000 individuals. A significant impairment of all personal hygiene may occur due to a depressive episode which in turn may result in altered biochemical composition of some important salivary parameters. The present study was done to assess the relationship and bring about a comparison of certain selective sialochemical alterations between normal and subjects with depressive disorders.

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