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- Title
Flujo y capacidad amortiguadora salival en dos grupos de sujetos de 6 a 11 años de edad con bajo y alto nídice de dientes cariados, perdidos y obturados.
- Authors
de Dios, Elba Lorena Maeda; Carrillo, Ricardo Manuel Sánchez Rubio; Verdugo-Díaz, Roberto de Jesús; Carrillo, Raúl Armando Sánchez Rubio; Bernal, Roberto Searcy; Calvo, Juan Carlos Llodra
- Abstract
Objective: Demonstrate the association between salivary flow and buffer capacity with caries experience in children with low and high Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth Index (DMFT). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 60 6-to-11-year-old children of both sexes, who attended the Dental School of Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali campus. The patients were assigned to two groups according to the DMFT score, group 1 (score 0-3) and group 2 (score 4 or more). A clinical record including patient’s general information and dental evaluation was filled out. Cavity experience evaluation was carried out following WHO parameters. Also, salivary flow and buffer capacity were measured in each individual. Results: A weak negative correlation between salivary flow and DMFT score was observed (r=–0.221); however, this trend was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Regarding the buffer capacity, statistically significant differences between this salivary property and DMFT were found (p<0.05). Conclusion: The buffer capacity of saliva was associated with lower caries experience. On the other side, stimulated salivary flow show was not found to be related with the DMFT score.
- Subjects
SALIVA; DENTAL caries in children; CROSS-sectional method; MEDICAL records; STATISTICAL correlation; STATISTICAL significance; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Universitas Odontológica, 2010, Vol 29, Issue 63, p77
- ISSN
0120-4319
- Publication type
Article