Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Relative Saliva Viscosity among Carious and Non-Carious Young Adults
| Autor: | Azodo, Clement C, Osahon, Okhuomaruyi D |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Nigerian Journal of Dental Research; Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2636-4956 2714-4089 |
| Popis: | Objective: To determine relative saliva viscosity (RSV) among carious and non-carious young adult Nigerians Methods: Participants included in this study were young adults of both sexes aged 11-40 years recruited and categorized as non-carious individuals as those with Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) of 0 and carious individual as those with DMFT of ?1. The collection of unstimulated saliva samples was done using disposable cups and aspirated into 10 mls syringe. RSV was determined by allowing saliva to flow through a 10 mls syringe and measuring the rate of flow from 2 mls to 0 mls. The timing was done by means of a stopwatch and recorded in seconds. The plunger of the disposable syringe is carefully removed to allow the saliva to flow through the adaptor without the needle. The start off for the flow is usually above 2 mls but timing start off timing is at 2 mls as a precautionary measure. This is a simple and accurate model for measuring the viscousity of liquid (Figure 1). Statistical tests used in this study were independent t-test and one-way ANOVA. Statistical significance was at P |
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