Association of unstimulated salivary parameters with dental caries in socioeconomically diverse Pakistani school children: a cross-sectional study
Unstimulated salivary parameters are significantly associated with dental caries status in school-aged children. These findings support the potential use of salivary diagnostics as a non-invasive tool for early identification of high-risk individuals and formulation of targeted preventive strategies. Further longitudinal studies are recommended to validate these findings.
Authors
- Asma Saher Ansari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2413-0454)
- Masood Anwar Qureshi
- Abdur Rehman
- Zairah Muqaddas
- Mehwish Hussain
- Imtiaz Ahmed
Institutions
- Karachi Medical and Dental College (PK)
- Hamdard University (PK)
- Dow University of Health Sciences (PK)
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-07592-w
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00