Flow rate, pH and calcium concentration of saliva of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Alterations in salivary parameters may increase the caries risk in diabetic children, but, contradictory data on this issue have been reported. The aims of this study were to compare salivary parameters (flow rate, pH and calcium concentration) between healthy and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) ind...

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Main Authors: A.R. Moreira, I.A. Passos, F.C. Sampaio, M.S.M. Soares, R.J. Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2009-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000800003