Table 6.
Properties of Saliva | No. of DM/non-DM | Compared tonon-Diabetic Patients | Author/Year/Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Salivary flow rate | 116/68 | Lower | Sung/2006/[89] |
29/69 | Not significant | Teratani/2013/[81] | |
66/93 | Not significant | Schmalz/2017/[84] | |
Salivary pH level | 85/43 | Not significant | Chung/2005/[85] |
47/50 | Not significant | Swapna/2013/[87] | |
66/93 | Lower | Schmalz/2017/[84] |
DM; diabetic mellitus, Ref; Reference.