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The effect of hypothyroidism on caries incidence in adult rats having functioning parathyroid glands
Pharmacology and Therapeutics in Dentistry
|January 1, 1975
Abstract:
Thyroidectomies were performed on adult rats in which parathyroid gland function was maintained by autotransplantation of these glands. Serum calcium were normal in these rats, and external neck I 131 counts confirmed that they were hypothyroid. After maintenance on a cariogenic diet for 3 months, these animals exhibited a higher caries incidence than euthyroid controls.