Salivary Alpha-Amylase Enzyme, Psychological Disorders, and Life Quality in Patients with Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis

• Autors principals: Juliana Andrade Cardoso (Autor), André Avelino dos Santos Junior (Autor), Maria Lucia Tiellet Nunes (Autor), Maria Antonia Zancanaro de Figueiredo (Autor), Karen Cherubini (Autor), Fernanda Gonçalves Salum (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate stress, anxiety, and salivary alpha-amylase (SAA) activity in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS). The impact of this disease on the life quality was also evaluated. Design. Twenty-two patients with RAS and controls, matched by sex and a...