Evaluation of levels of nitric oxide in saliva of children with rampant caries and early childhood caries: A comparative study

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 283-286

  Hegde, Amitha M ^a   Neekhra, Varun ^a   Shetty, Suchetha ^b  

^a A B SHETTY MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NITTE DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Early childhood caries; Nitrate; Nitric oxide; Nitrite; Rampant caries; Salivary flow rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849144331     PISSN: 10534628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.32.4.4010kl5262687528     Document Type: Article

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