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Human Dental Caries Experience Related to Age, Sex, Race, and Certain Salivary Properties

Virginia Commonwealth University, Health Sciences Center, Richmond, Virginia 23219, USA

William R. Grigsby

Virginia Commonwealth University, Health Sciences Center, Richmond, Virginia 23219, USA

Walter H. Carter, jr

Virginia Commonwealth University, Health Sciences Center, Richmond, Virginia 23219, USA

Saliva flow, protein concentration, and blood group substance concentration in the whole saliva of 106 persons were compared. Some of these variables then were compared with age, decayed surfaces, DMF surfaces, and immunoglobulin concentration (IgA and IgG).

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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 52, No. 2, 242-247 (1973)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345730520021001


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