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Salivary Enzymatic Activity and Carious Experience in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study

Children, 2022
Salivary biomolecules are considered important modulators of the oral microflora, with a potential subsequent impact on dental health. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between salivary enzymatic activity and carious experience in ...
Raluca-Paula Vacaru, Andreea Cristiana Didilescu, Ileana Constantinescu, Ion Mărunțelu, Mihaela Tănase, Ioana Andreea Stanciu, Wendy Esmeralda Kaman, Hendrik Simon Brand   +7 more
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SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASE LEVELS MAY CORRELATE WITH CENTRAL SEROUS CHORIORETINOPATHY ACTIVITY

Retina, 2021
Purpose: To investigate and compare the salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) activity as an indicator of the sympathetic activity and stress response in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) and healthy control subjects. Methods: Prospective multicenter case series, including
Scholz, P., Altay, L., Sitnilska, V., Dijk, E.H.C. van, Pereira, A.M., Haalen, F.M. van, Akhtar, I., Boon, C.J.F., Fauser, S.   +8 more
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Evaluation of psychological stress marker in partially edentulous Indian adults restored with fixed dental prosthesis – A prospective cohort study

Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2020
Background: Clinical studies have established mastication as a stress relaxation behavior in humans. Absence of teeth compromises mastication, increasing psychologic stress in individuals depicted by many physiologic changes in body.
Srividyadevi Rajagopal, Naveen Gopi Chander, Kuttae Viswanathan Anitha, Muthukumar Balasubramaniam   +3 more
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Saliva from obese individuals suppresses the release of aroma compounds from wine. [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundRecent evidence suggests that a lower extent of the retronasal aroma release correspond to a higher amount of ad libitum food intake. This has been regarded as one of the bases of behavioral choices towards food consumption in obese people.
Chambery, Angela, Cutolo, Pier Paolo, Ercolini, Danilo, Esposito, Silvia, Genovese, Alessandro, Gilbert, Jack A, Moio, Luigi, Moneta, Elisabetta, Owens, Sarah M, Piombino, Paola, Severino, Valeria, Smith, Daniel P   +11 more
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Longitudinal and immediate effect of Kundalini Yoga on salivary levels of cortisol and activity of alpha-amylase and its effect on perceived stress

International Journal of Yoga, 2017
Context: Stress is defined as an alteration of an organism's balance in response to a demand perceived from the environment. Diverse methods exist to evaluate physiological response.
Jocelyn N García-Sesnich, Mauricio Garrido Flores, Marcela Hernández Ríos, Jorge Gamonal Aravena   +3 more
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Changes in the salivary protein profile of morbidly obese women either previously subjected to bariatric surgery or not [PDF]

, 2015
Saliva is a non-invasive source of biomarkers useful in the study of physiological mechanisms. Moreover, this fluid has diverse functions, among which food perception and ingestion, making it particularly suitable for the study of obesity.
Amado, Francisco, Antunes, Célia, do Carmo, Isabel, Lamy, Elsa, Rodrigues Costa, Ana, Rodrigues, Lénia, Simões, Carla, Vitorino, Rui   +7 more
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Assessing the Role of Salivary Alpha-Amylase in Dental Caries in Children aged 6–9 Years – A Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Integrated Health Sciences
Introduction: Salivary alpha-amylase is an enzymatic powerhouse, breaking down starch in food and whisking it away from the oral cavity. Its presence in the acquired enamel pellicle hints at involvement in the adhesion of α-amylase-binding bacteria. This
Monika Surana, Vandana Shah, Dhruval S. Acharya   +2 more
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Study of Salivary Stress Factor Activity in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus During the Period of Adaptation to Complete Removable Laminar Dentures

Galician Medical Journal, 2020
Diabetes mellitus is referred to as non-communicable epidemic of the 21st century and the fight against diabetes is one of medical and social challenges. One of its complications is damage to periodontal tissues that is accompanied by tooth loss.
Lyubov Leybyuk, Mykola Rozhko, Olena Rozhko   +2 more
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Anopheline salivary protein genes and gene families: an evolutionary overview after the whole genome sequence of sixteen Anopheles species [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Mosquito saliva is a complex cocktail whose pharmacological properties play an essential role in blood feeding by counteracting host physiological response to tissue injury.
ARCA', Bruno, LOMBARDO, Fabrizio, Ribeiro, José M. C., Struchiner, Claudio J.   +3 more
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The impact of dental anxiety on the salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase levels of children undergoing dental treatment

Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences, 2019
Background and Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess the salivary cortisol and salivary alpha-amylase levels in children aged between 6 and 9 years immediately prior to dental treatment.
Majed AlMaummar, Huda Othman Althabit, Sharat Chandra Pani   +2 more
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