Salivary Changes During Pregnancy

ISBN-13: 9786202059893 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 68 str.

Naveen Srinivas

Opis

Saliva is versatile and complex fluid and is necessary for various physiological functions in the oral cavity.Female sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone & human gonadotropin) are secreted primarily by the placenta and are responsible for most of the physiologic changes during pregnancy.Pregnancy increases the propensity to gingival inflammation known as pregnancy gingivitis with an enhanced gingival bleeding tendency without specific plaque association, periodontal pocket formation and also increased dental caries incidence.The book sheds light on the reason for the above mentioned dental disorders during the pregnancy.

O autorze

Dr. Naveen S Masters in Oral Medicine & Radiology, having numerous publications in national and international journals. Received best review article award for the year 2016 from IAOMR. Currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology PMNM Dental College and Hospital Bagalkot, Karnataka, India.