TABLE 2.

Salivary parameters in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus and healthy children.

Parameters	Diabetics		Non-diabetics		P-value
	N	Average ± SE	N	Average ± SE
Salivary flow rate (ml/min)	37	0.50 ± 0.04	29	0.53 ± 0.03	0.47
DMFT index	37	6.08 ± 0.61	29	3.76 ± 0.67	0.01*
pH	37	6.88 ± 0.11	29	7.14 ± 0.10	0.24
Calcium (nmol/ml)	37	1.37 ± 0.11	29	1.12 ± 0.08	0.10
Phosphate (nmol/ml)	37	4.72 ± 0.25	29	4.71 ± 0.22	0.98
Urea (nmol/ml)	37	4.30 ± 0.17	29	4.23 ± 0.18	0.77

*Significant differences.