Relationship of Salivary Lactoferrin and Lysozyme Concentrations with Early Childhood Caries

• Main Authors: Masoumeh Moslemi (Author), Mandana Sattari (Author), Fahimeh Kooshki (Author), Faezeh Fotuhi (Author), Neda Modarresi (Author), Zahra Khalili Sadrabad (Author), Mohammad Saeid Shadkar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and aims. Lysozyme and lactoferrin are salivary proteins which play an important role in innate defense mechanisms against bacteria. This study investigated the association of salivary lysozyme and lactoferrin concentrations with early childhood caries (ECC). Materials and methods. This s...