The relationship between salivary IgA levels and dental caries in children

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-112

  Ranadheer, E ^a   Nayak, Ullal Anand ^b   Venugopal Reddy, N ^c   Arun Prasad Rao, V ^c  

^a Karnavati University   (India)

^b Mahatma Gandhi Dental College   (India)

^c ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

dental caries; DMFT; ELISA; salivary IgA

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; SALIVA PROTEIN; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; SALIVA;

ANTIBODIES; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; SALIVA; SALIVARY PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES;

EID: 80052883864     PISSN: 09704388     EISSN: 19983905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.84681     Document Type: Article

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