Noonan syndrome is a multiple malformation disorder with an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. Congenital heart defects, short stature, thoracic deformities, short neck with webbing, hypertelorism, malocclusions, and feeding difficulties are some of the commonly observed clinical features. We report on a case of a patient with Noonan syndrome, severe open bite, associated feeding difficulties, and strong g...
Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the protein profile of children with different levels of protein–energy undernutrition (PEU) through a proteomic approach of human whole saliva. Methods: Initially, saliva samples of children with mild, moderate, and severe PEU were collected and lyophilized. Saliva samples of healthy children were used as controls. Samples were analyzed for total prote...
The aim of the present study was to compare caries experience (dmfs), severity of early childhood caries (S-ECC), salivary mutans streptococci (MS) levels, total protein concentration (TPC) and salivary protein profi le (SPP) between nourished and malnourished children. One hundred and twenty 12-70 month-old malnourished children, with and without ECC were separated into being mildly (GI, n=31), moderately (GII...