Dental mineralization and salivary activity are reduced in offspring of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR)
Several pathologies have been diagnosed in children of hypertensive mothers; however, some studies that evaluated the alterations in their oral health are not conclusive. This study analyzed the salivary gland activity and dental mineralization of offsprings of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR)....
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2006 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repository: | Journal of applied oral science (Online) |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/3381 |
| Online Access: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/jaos/article/view/3381 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Hipertensão Rato espontaneamente hipertenso (SHR) Saliva Mineralização de dente Hypertension Spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) Tooth mineralization |
| Summary: | Several pathologies have been diagnosed in children of hypertensive mothers; however, some studies that evaluated the alterations in their oral health are not conclusive. This study analyzed the salivary gland activity and dental mineralization of offsprings of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Thirty-day-old SHR males and Wistar rats were studied. The salivary flow was evaluated by injection of pilocarpine, the protein concentration and salivary amylase activity, by the Lowry method and kinetic method at 405 nm, respectively. Enamel and dentin mineralization of the mandibular incisors was quantified with aid of the microhardness meter. The results were analyzed by the ANOVA or Student's t test (p |
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