Acid pH of saliva in dental caries of pre-school children repressed phagocytic capacity of neutrophil

• Main Authors: Rifa’i, Muhaimin, Satwika, Dewi, Widodo, Nashi, Soewondo, Aris, Huyop, Fahrul Zaman, Tsuboi, Hideo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Open Science Publishers LLP Inc. 2018
• Subjects: QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/79827/1/FahrulZamanHuyop2018_AcidpHofSalivainDentalCariesofPreSchool.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/79827/; http://dx.doi.org/10.7324/JAPS.2018.8215
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

In Indonesia dental caries is one of the most important issues in children’s health. Caries is one of common dental diseases in children who consume sugar-rich diets. Caries cause decalcification of tooth enamel and dentin. The bacteria involved in caries can converge on the dental pulp tissue and s...