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Relationships among cortisol, perceived stress, and dental caries experience in adolescents and young adults.

Naima AbousetaNoha GomaaAli TassiAbdelbaset A ElzagallaaiMichael J RiederS Jeffrey DixonSharat C Pani
Published in: Caries research (2024)
In the absence of periodontal disease, hair cortisol levels have a significant association with dental caries experience, whereas salivary cortisol concentrations do not. Hair cortisol levels may reflect the chronic physiological burden imposed by exposure to detrimental stressors.
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