OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between saliva and prevalence of dental caries. METHODS: Two-year longitudinal study in rural schoolchildren at Cruz del Eje, Argentina between 2000 and 2002. The study population comprised all schoolchildren (N=196) aged 5 to 14 years of both sexes attending eight rural schools. They were assessed at three different time points (N=46): baseline, 12 and 24 months. Salivary components and DMFT and dmft indexes were used. Nominal variables, “decay” and “new decay”, were created to assess […]

Thirty saliva samples and 30 encephalon samples, collected from an equal number of rabid dogs, were examined by both the mouse inoculation and immunoflluorescent techniques. The results for each sample were positive with both techniques, showing perfect correlation in the methods and specimens used. The importance of saliva for early diagnosis was stressed.