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Associations of early childhood caries with salivary beta defensin-3 and childhood anemia: a case–control study
BACKGROUND: Human beta defensin-3 (HβD-3) is an antimicrobial peptide present in saliva that protects tooth surfaces from microbial attack. These peptides are part of innate immunity so levels may be affected by different systemic diseases like anemia. Therefore, anemia may predispose an affected ch...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8442316/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34521396 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01810-x |