Effect of salivary urea, pH and ureolytic microflora on dental calculus formation and its correlation with periodontal status

Context: Dental calculus, formed by mineralization of plaque predisposes to the development of periodontal disease. Aim: To evaluate the influence of salivary urea and the presence of ureolytic bacteria on dental calculus formation and periodontal status in patients with good, fair and poor oral hyg...

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Main Authors: Liberia L. D'souza, Sandeep A. Lawande, James Samuel, Maria Jose Wiseman Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426822001476
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