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ArticleHeliyon2024

Comparison the salivary

Ebrahim Shafaie, Zahra Badri, Hamid Salehiniya, Hamid Abbaszadeh

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ebrahim ShafaieInfectious Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Zahra BadriStudent Research Committee, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Hamid SalehiniyaSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Hamid AbbaszadehDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Birjand University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Dental plaque bacteria, including Methods: This case-control study included 61 six-year-old children referred to health centers in Birjand city, Iran, in 2022. The children were divided into two groups: case (dmft/DMFT>0 with active caries) (including 31 children) and control (dmft/DMFT = 0 [caries-free]) (including 30 children). Demographic information and dental history were recorded. Oral examinations were also performed by the dentist. Unstimulated saliva samples were collected from children. The number of salivary Results: The mean number of Conclusion: There is no significant difference in salivary

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Dental cariesSalivaStreptococcus mutans

Identifiers

PMID38371990
PMCPMC10873740
OpenAlexW4391560171

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