Evaluation of alkaline phosphatase levels and salivary hydroxyapatite ion activity in 6‒12-year-old children with different caries severity

• Main Authors: Loghman Rezaei- Soufi (Author), Mina Jazaeri (Author), Hamed Mortazavi (Author), Hamidreza Abdolsamadi (Author), Zahra Khamverdi (Author), Narges Kor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Salivary calcium and phosphate levels might have a relationship with dental caries severity. Evaluation of different indexes such as alkaline phosphatase, which increases salivary phosphate levels, and hydroxyapatite ion activity, which reflects salivary calcium and phosphate levels, m...