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| Year : 2006 | Volume
: 24
| Issue : 1 | Page : 27-29 |
Study of trace elements in mixed saliva of caries free and caries active children
S Zahir1, S Sarkar2
1 PGT, Dr. R. A. Dental College & Hospital, Kolkata, India
2 Head of Department, Pedodentia with Preventive Dentistry, Dr. R. A. Dental College & Hospital, Kolkata, India
Correspondence Address:
S Sarkar
7-P.C. Ghosh Road, Calcutta - 700 048, West Begal
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.22832 PMID: 16582528
The present study was carried out to find out the amount of cariogenic and cariostatic trace elements in mixed saliva. It was observed that Cu, Pb, Na showed significant variation in case of one surface as compared to caries free group. Between the non-caries and multiple caries group Cu, Pb, K showed no significant variation Zn showed highly significant variation.
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