Clinical correlation of salivary alpha-amylase levels with pain intensity in patients undergoing emergency endodontic treatment

Clinical correlation of salivary alpha-amylase levels with pain intensity in patients undergoing emergency endodontic treatment

Abstract Background Pain is usually subjective and thus it is challenging to describe its characteristics such as nature, intensity, and origin. Non-invasive methods such as assessing salivary alpha-amylase (SAA) may aid the practitioner to evaluate the pain intensity. Hence, the current study aimed...

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Main Authors: Kavalipurapu Venkata Teja, Sindhu Ramesh, Krishnamachari Janani, Kumar Chandan Srivastava, Deepti Shrivastava, Valentino Natoli, Marco Di Blasio, Marco Cicciù, Giuseppe Minervini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
Subjects:
Endodontics
Pain
Pain management
Root canal therapy
Salivary alpha-amylases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-023-03195-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-023-03195-5

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