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Hindi Review Article
Salivary Characteristics of Down's Syndrome Children- A Review
Soham B1*, Srilatha KT2 and Seema D31P.G Student, Department of Pedodontics, JSS Dental College & Hospital, JSS University, Mysuru, India
2Professor and Head, Department of Pedodontics, JSS Dental College & Hospital, JSS University, Mysuru, India
3Reader, Department of Pedodontics, JSS Dental College & Hospital, JSS University, Mysuru, India
- *Corresponding Author:
- Soham Bhaumik
Department of Pedodontics
JSS Dental College & Hospital
JSS University, Mysuru, India
Tel: 9741388550
E-mail: sohamhrk@gmail.com
Received Date: January 27, 2016 Accepted Date: April 05, 2016 Published Date: April 13, 2016
Citation:Soham B, Srilatha KT, Seema D (2016) Salivary Characteristics of Down's Syndrome Children- A Review. J Oral Hyg Health 4:201. doi:10.4172/2332-0702.1000201
Copyright: © 2016 Soham B, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
A positive correlation between salivary characteristics and Caries resistance in Children has been reported in literature. Such a correlation is also observed in Down’s syndrome population. The aim of this study is to gather recent information about various salivary characterestics of Down’s syndrome children. It includes physical, chemical and ionic properties. Characteristics like Amylase and peroxidase, Protection and Lubrication, Buffering Capacity and pH of saliva, salivary flow, sIgA, Antimicrobial peptides and ionic composition.
