Salivary buffer capacity in relation to menarche and progesterone levels in saliva from adolescent girls: A longitudinal study

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 269-272

  Bruno Ambrosius, Katarina ^b   Yucel Lindberg, Tülay ^b   Twetman, Svante ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; Buffer capacity; Menarche; Progesterone; Saliva

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BUFFERING CAPACITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SALIVATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BUFFERS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENARCHE; PREVALENCE; PROGESTERONE; SALIVA; SECRETORY RATE; SWEDEN;

EID: 10644251780     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016350410001711     Document Type: Article

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