Oxidative stress levels and oral bacterial milieu in the saliva from pregnant vs. non-pregnant women

• Main Authors: Madhu Wagle (Author), Purusotam Basnet (Author), Åse Vartun (Author), Tordis A. Trovik (Author), Ganesh Acharya (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Abstract Background Saliva plays a significant role in maintaining oral health and oral bacterial milieu. Difference in oxidative stress (OS) levels in saliva in conjunction with bacterial load between pregnant and non-pregnant women has not been studied previously. We hypothesized that the physiolo...