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ArticleInternational journal of clinical pediatric dentistry2024

Efficacy of Immunoglobulin Y Chewable Tablets on

Madhumitha Muthukumaran, Jeevarathan Jayaprakash, Ponnudurai Arangannal, Krishnan Mahalakshmi

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Article in International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Madhumitha MuthukumaranDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5923-0893
Jeevarathan JayaprakashDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8323-511X
Ponnudurai ArangannalDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9601-9560
Krishnan MahalakshmiDepartment of Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2753-9092

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the efficacy of commercially available immunoglobulin Y (IgY) chewable tablets on Materials and methods: Participants aged between 12 and 19 years who had fixed, nonextraction orthodontic treatment with no carious lesion were included in the study and advised to take IgY chewable tablet for 15 days (one course) and saliva samples were collected from the patients on day 61, 91, and 121 days from the placement of fixed appliance, to assess its ability in reduction of Results: Immunoglobulin Y (IgY) chewable tablet was found to be significantly effective in decreasing Conclusion: Oral passive immunotherapy Clinical significance: The IgY chewable tablets can be used as an adjuvant to reduce How to cite this article: Muthukumaran M, Jayaprakash J, Arangannal P,

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Caries preventionChildrenDental cariesImmunizationImmunoglobulin YOrthodontic treatmentStreptococcus mutans

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