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Relationship between total salivary antioxidant capacity and caries experience in a group of Egyptian children /

Mariam Mohsen Ali

Relationship between total salivary antioxidant capacity and caries experience in a group of Egyptian children / العلاقة بين اجمالى القدرة المضادة للاكسدة اللعابية والتسوس فى مجموعة من الاطفال المصريين Mariam Mohsen Ali ; Supervised Sherine Ezz Eldin Taha , Sherine Badr Youness , Eman Refaat - Cairo : Mariam Mohsen Ali , 2013 - 73 Leaves : charts , facsimiles ; 30cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Department of Pedodantics

It has been claimed that the imbalances in levels of free radicals, reactive oxygen species and antioxidants in saliva play an important role in the onset and development of dental caries. Objectives: To study the correlation between children's total antioxidant capacity of saliva and caries experience. Methods: Total antioxdant capacity of saliva was investigated in 60 healthy children aged 8-10 years where dental examination was carried out in accordance with the recommendation of the world health organization



Antioxidant Caries Salivary