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Ferritin as a predictive salivary marker for ECC-III.

Kinjal Vekariya1, Shantanu Choudhari1, Gadhiya Niraliben2

  • 1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.

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|February 2, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Salivary ferritin levels are significantly higher in children with severe early childhood caries (ECC-III). This finding suggests salivary ferritin can be a useful, non-invasive biomarker for assessing ECC severity and predicting its progression.

Keywords:
Early childhood caries (ECC)salivasalivary biomarkersalivary ferritin

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