Characterization of saliva in immunocompromised patients and tobacco users: A case-control study

• Main Authors: Abha Rani (Author), Mamatha Gowda Panchaksharappa (Author), Neetha Mellekatte Chandrashekarappa (Author), Rajeshwari G Annigeri (Author), Varsha Kanjani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: The aim of the study was to assess salivary flow rate, salivary pH, and salivary albumin concentration in systemically compromised subjects and tobacco users and its comparison to healthy controls. Materials and Methods: Sixty patients were selected and then were equally divided into syst...