Salivary protein polymorphisms and risk of dental caries: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Andrea LIPS (Author), Leonardo Santos ANTUNES (Author), Lívia Azeredo ANTUNES (Author), Andrea Vaz Braga PINTOR (Author), Diana Amado Baptista dos SANTOS (Author), Rober BACHINSKI (Author), Erika Calvano KÜCHLER (Author), Gutemberg Gomes ALVES (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Dental caries is an oral pathology associated with both lifestyle and genetic factors. The caries process can be influenced by salivary composition, which includes ions and proteins. Studies have described associations between salivary protein polymorphisms and dental caries experience, whi...