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Dhanalakshmi Ravikumar

Publications (4)

Comparative Evaluation of Salivary Malondialdehyde Levels in Children with Different Caries Status- A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Dhanalakshmi Ravikumar, Pratibha Ramani & R. Gayathri · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021

Background and Objectives: Early childhood caries is a major public health problem especially in young children. ECC affects the quality of life of young children by affecting the chewing ability of children due to the development of pain and swelling, and this may indirectly aff...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i42A32395

Correlation of Streptococcus Mutans by 16SrRNA Gene Sequencing in Children with Different Caries Experience- A PCR Based Study

Dhanalakshmi Ravikumar, Pratibha Ramani, R. Gayathri & Selvaraj Jayaraman · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021

Background and Objectives: Early Childhood Caries is considered as a common chronic disease in children. Since some research had concluded that children with higher levels of Streptococcus mutans are associated with a higher incidence of decayed, missing, and filled teeth, the pr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i41B32341

Comparison of Salivary Protein Profile and Dietary Habits in Children With and Without Early Childhood Caries

Dhanalakshmi Ravikumar, Pratibha Ramani & R. Gayathri · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021

Background and objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the total salivary protein concentration and dietary habits in Caries-free, Early childhood Caries and Severe Early Childhood Caries children. Materials and methods: The present study in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i30A31622

Estimation of Salivary pH, Viscosity, Flow Rate in Children with and without Early Childhood Caries – An Observational Study

Dhanalakshmi Ravikumar, Pratibha Ramani & R. Gayathri · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021

Background and Objectives: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a chronic disease of childhood affecting the primary dentition. It is also termed as nursing caries or baby bottle tooth decay. It has a multifactorial etiology and salivary parameters are considered as one of the importa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i30A31614