Salivary cortisol response to psychological stress in children with early childhood caries

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 231-237

  Kambalimath, Halaswamy V ^a   Dixit, Uma B ^a   Thyagi, Parimala S ^a  

^a PMNM Dental College and Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Early childhood caries; psychological stress; salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE VARNISH; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA; SECRETION; PSYCHOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78049365557     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 19983603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.66642     Document Type: Article

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