Salivary flow rate and decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) in female patients with schizophrenia on chlorpromazine therapy
Background/purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate relationship between saliva flow rates, estrogen levels, and caries prevalence in female psychiatric patients under antipsychotic therapy. Materials and methods: Sixty-one institutionalized psychiatric females (31 patients treated with...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Dental Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S199179021300127X |