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Salivary Characteristics In 3 And 4 Year-Old Children With And Without Visible Caries, Gloria Yañez
Salivary Characteristics In 3 And 4 Year-Old Children With And Without Visible Caries, Gloria Yañez
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
PURPOSE: To compare salivary characteristics in 3 and 4 year-old Head Start children with and without visible caries.
METHODS: This case-control study was performed on 84 healthy 3 and 4 year-old Head Start children. After consent and inclusion criteria were met, each child was screened and assigned to one of two test groups based on their caries status. Group 1 consisted of children with no visible evidence of caries, although non-visible caries may have been present. Group II consisted of children with visible evidence demonstrating three or more carious lesions. Each child's unstimulated and stimulated whole saliva samples were collected …