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🚨 New Study Shows COVID-19 Vaccinated Children Have ‘Significant’ Changes in Their Saliva Which May Cause Long-Term Oral Health Consequences “This was the first study that assessed the salivary parameters (secretion rate, pH, and buffer) between COVID-19 vaccinated and unvaccinated child patients. The results showed that the salivary secretion, pH, and buffering capacity were significantly lower among vaccinated than the unvaccinated child patients. Hence, the null hypothesis of no differences in salivary parameters between vaccinated and unvaccinated child patients has been rejected. The findings of this study may potentially have significant implications for the oral health of children, as the significant decrease in salivary secretion rate, pH and buffering capacity may further escalate the prevalence and severity of dental caries in this population. Consequently, this may place an additional burden on the provision of dental care services on long term. Hence, oral health education and preventive dental programs targeted at COVID-19-vaccinated children must be undertaken to avoid oral health consequences.”

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Study Link: https://www.dovepress.com/comparison-of-salivary-secretion-ph-and-buffer-capacity-between-covid--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IJGM

Saliva in COVID-19 vaccinated and unvaccinated children | IJGM Comparing the salivary secretion, ph, and buffer capacity between COVID-19 vaccinated and unvaccinated child patients visiting dental clinics. dovepress.com