EFFECT OF SALIVARY PH, FLOWRATE , BUFFERING CAPACITY AND ENZYME LEVEL IN CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT CARIES
Phase 3
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/02/049529
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Pallavi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1Children of 3-6 years of age.
2Children with 4 and more than 4 active
carious lesions.
3Children with no caries.
4Parents giving consent for the study.
Exclusion Criteria
1Children who received fluoride topical
application during the last 1 month
2Children requiring special health care
needs.
3Pulpally involved teeth.
4Children who were on antibiotic therapy
within the past 3 months.
5Children with genetic diseases or
syndromes.
6Children on any medications.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the pH, Flowrate, Buffering capacity in the saliva of children with and without caries using pH meter. To estimate the salivary alpha amylase enzyme activity in the saliva of children with and without caries using DNS Reagent and UV spectrophotometer.Timepoint: Baseline
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ILTimepoint: NI