Comparative evaluation of changes in salivary flow rate, pH, and Streptococcus mutans levels in children undergoing fixed and removable space maintainer therapy

• Main Authors: Mayuri Prabhakar Bahurupi (Author), Tejashri Shreyas Gupte (Author), Bridget Grace (Author), Ameya Shridhar Sawant (Author), Nilam Subhash Sonawane (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Placement of intraoral appliances such as space maintainers (SMs) may be associated with the alteration of microbial and nonmicrobial parameters of saliva which may lead to the initiation of incipient caries. Aim: The aim of this study was to compare and evaluate the changes in salivary...