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Salivary calcium level during lactation | ||
| Al-Rafidain Dental Journal | ||
| Article 3, Volume 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 12-14 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/rden.2006.40176 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Karama MT Al–Nuaimy; Tahani A Al–Sandook | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aims: To determine the salivary calcium during lactation in females and compare with non–lactating females. The saliva nowadays is considered as good source or media for estimation of several ions such as calcium, magnesium, copper, zinc and even abused drug. Materials and Methods: The unstimulated saliva was collected from sixty females, thirty lactating and the other thirty were non– lactating. Results: Salivary calcium ion concentration in non–lactating females was 5.021 + 0.1 compared to 2.46 + 0.21 in lactating mothers that reflect a significant decline in calcium concentration (p < 0.001). Conclusion: This decline in calcium concentration reflected the importance of external calcium supplement during lactation | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Salivary calcium; lactation | ||
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