Correlation of Salivary Statherin and Calcium Levels with Dental Calculus Formation: A Preliminary Study

Background. Salivary constituents have a wide range of functions including oral calcium homeostasis. Salivary proteins such as statherin inhibit crystal growth of calcium phosphate in supersaturated solutions and interact with several oral bacteria to adsorb on hydroxyapatite. Concurrently, saliva,...

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Main Authors: Deepak Gowda Sadashivappa Pateel, Shilpa Gunjal, Swarna Y. Math, Devarasa Giriyapura Murugeshappa, Sreejith Muraleedharan Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2857629
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