A study to determine the relation between tooth decay and composition of saliva
Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/01/017135
- Lead Sponsor
- Anjana Vasudevan
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Children having enamel caries with DMFT/dmft greater than 5 and caries free children with DMFT/dmft equal to 0. Healthy children with a good record of general health and those who are not taking any medications are selected for the study after obtaining informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
Children having deep dentinal caries and pulpally involved teeth, children having an abscess due to dental caries, children with salivary gland disorders, those with special health care needs, recent exposures to antibiotics (last 3 months), poor oral hygiene, presence of periodontal disease are excluded from participating in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Comparative estimation of levels of Carbonic anhydrase VI enzyme, Total proteins, antioxidant parameters in saliva of caries free and caries active children among age group 6-12 years.Timepoint: 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Comparative estimation of levels of Carbonic anhydrase VI enzyme, Total proteins, antioxidant parameters in saliva of caries free and caries active children among age group 6-12 years.Timepoint: 3 months