Association between environmental stress factors, salivary cortisol level and dental caries in Egyptian preschool children: a case-control study

Association between environmental stress factors, salivary cortisol level and dental caries in Egyptian preschool children: a case-control study

Abstract Dental caries remains the most common chronic disease in childhood. This study aimed to identify environmental stressors in children and estimate the association between salivary cortisol level as a stress biomarker and childhood caries. We conducted a case-control study involving 80 Egypti...

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Main Authors: Yosra Ahmed Hussein, Rania Hussein Refai, Mai M. K. Hussein, Mamdouh Hanafy Abdou, Magdy Mohamed El Bordini, Ola Mohamed Ewais, Mohamed Fakhry Hussein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Preschool children
Early childhood caries
Environmental risk factors
Salivary cortisol
Stress
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-94327-0
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