Evaluation of the relationship between caries indices and salivary secretory IgA, salivary pH, buffering capacity and flow rate in children with Down's syndrome

Cogulu, DİLŞAH; Sabah, ERTUĞRUL; KUTUKCULER, NECİL; OZKINAY, FERİŞTAH

doi:10.1016/j.archoralbio.2005.06.001

Evaluation of the relationship between caries indices and salivary secretory IgA, salivary pH, buffering capacity and flow rate in children with Down's syndrome

Cogulu D. , Sabah E. , KUTUKCULER N. , OZKINAY F. F.

ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY, vol.51, no.1, pp.23-28, 2006 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 51 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2006
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2005.06.001
Title of Journal : ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.23-28
Keywords: Down's syndrome, dental caries, salivary secretory IgA, pH, flow rate, buffering capacity, DENTAL-CARIES, STREPTOCOCCUS-MUTANS, ANTIGEN-I/II, ANTIBODIES, INDIVIDUALS, IMMUNOGLOBULINS, POPULATION, IMMUNITY, PROTEIN, SERUM

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the caries prevalence and salivary secretory IgA (sIgA), salivary pH, buffering capacity and flow rate between Down's syndrome (DS) and control subjects.