Predicting dental caries increment using salivary biomarkers in a remote Indigenous Australian child population

CONCLUSION: As with other ethnicities, children with low salivary flow and those with high MS had higher incipient and advanced caries increments after two years. Such risk assessments facilitate targeted preventive interventions for such communities.TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR), No: ACTRN12615000693527: 3 July 2015.PMID:34301228 | DOI:10.1186/s12903-021-01702-0
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