Saliva profiles in children with congenital heart disease.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The low salivary pH and buffering capacity are caused by using heart failure medications. For this reason oral health should be supported in cardiac patients, it is necessary that they attend dental clinics for regular follow up. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between the salivary oxidative stress markers and salivary pH, salivary buffering capacity, salivary flow rate and dental caries of children with congenital heart disease (CHD).

Materials and methods

This cross sectional study was carried out with 42 CHD and 42 healthy children. The participants' gender, age, general health and medications, and caries scores (dfs/ DMFS) were written down, then their unstimulated saliva samples were collected. These specimens were evaluated in terms of the

SUBMITTER: Koruyucu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7252533 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature