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Electrolyte concentrations in saliva of children aged 6-10 years with Down syndrome
- Source :
- Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology. 98:76-79
- Publication Year :
- 2004
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2004.
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Abstract
- Study design In this study sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and magnesium ion concentration was analyzed in stimulated whole saliva in 22 children with Down syndrome aged 6 to 10 years. These children were compared with 21 healthy children of the same age. Stimulated saliva was collected by chewing a piece of parafilm for 10 minutes. The pH was measured with a portable pH meter after collection. Electrolyte concentrations were determined by inductively coupled argon plasma with atomic emission spectrometry. Results No statistically significant differences were observed in phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, and calcium concentration between the children with Down syndrome and the control children. The sodium concentration showed about 66.8% higher value in the Down syndrome than in the control group. On the other hand the flow rate and potassium concentration were lower in the Down syndrome than in the control group. Conclusion Our results suggest that there is alteration in the metabolism of the duct and/or acinar cells of salivary glands of Down syndrome children.
- Subjects :
- Male
Down syndrome
Saliva
medicine.medical_specialty
Potassium
Sodium
chemistry.chemical_element
Calcium
pH meter
Salivary Glands
Electrolytes
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Child
General Dentistry
Magnesium ion
Magnesium
Spectrophotometry, Atomic
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
medicine.disease
Endocrinology
Otorhinolaryngology
chemistry
Case-Control Studies
Female
Surgery
Down Syndrome
Oral Surgery
Secretory Rate
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10792104
- Volume :
- 98
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e871ffff107161f71a38185bef729cf0