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Published on: February 2, 2018
Saliva parameters and erosive wear in adolescents
N Zwier1, M C D N J M Huysmans, D H J Jager
1College of Dental Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between several parameters of saliva and erosive wear in adolescents. (Un-)stimulated saliva was collected from 88 adolescents with erosion and 49 controls (age 16 ± 1 years). Flow rate, pH and buffer capacity were determined immediately. Total protein content, carbonic anhydrase VI, amylase, albumin, calcium, phosphate, urea, sodium, chloride and potassium were measured at a later time. Unstimulated flow rate was found to be significantly lower in subjects with erosive wear (p = 0.016). The chloride concentration in unstimulated saliva was found to be significantly higher in the erosion group (p = 0.019).
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