A comparison of salivary calcium, phosphate, and alkaline phosphatase in children with severe, moderate caries, and caries free in Tehran's kindergartens

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 74-77

  Shahrabi, M ^a   Nikfarjam, J ^a   Alikhani, A ^a   Akhoundi, N ^b   Ashtiani, M ^b   Seraj, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Calcium; Dental caries; Phosphate and alkaline phosphatase; Saliva

Indexed keywords

EID: 46949089407     PISSN: 09704388     EISSN: 19983905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.41621     Document Type: Article

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