Investigating the association between stress, saliva and dental caries: a scoping review.
Svetlana TikhonovaLinda BooijViolet D'SouzaKarla T B CrosaraWalter L SiqueiraElham EmamiPublished in: BMC oral health (2018)
There is lack of evidence about an association between stress-related changes in saliva and caries. Well-designed longitudinal studies with rigorous measurement technics for stress, saliva and dental caries are necessary. This will help to generate new insights into the multifactorial etiology of caries and provide evidence for a rational method for its control.
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