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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0186-2391</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta pediátrica de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta pediatr. Méx]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0186-2391</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Nacional de Pediatría]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0186-23912017000600355</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18233/apm38no6pp355-3621502</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características de la saliva en niños con Síndrome de Down]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Salivary characteristics in Down's Syndrome children]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pinzón-Te]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[AL]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Enríquez-Rivera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[FM]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aguilar-Ayala]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[FJ]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rejón-Peraza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[ME]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Osorio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JL]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Facultad de Odontología Departamento de Odontología Infantil]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Facultad de Odontología Departamento de Salud Pública Bucal]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Facultad de Odontología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Facultad de Odontología Departamento de Odontología Infantil]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Facultad de Odontología Departamento de Odontología Infantil]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af6">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Latino  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>38</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>355</fpage>
<lpage>362</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0186-23912017000600355&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0186-23912017000600355&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0186-23912017000600355&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  ANTECEDENTES:  los niños con Síndrome de Down (SD) generalmente tienen características morfogenéticas que los predisponen a patologías bucales; por lo tanto, el análisis de las características de la saliva constituye una herramienta diagnóstica de su estado de salud bucal.  OBJETIVOS:  a) Comparar los valores promedio de pH salival y tasa de flujo salival (TFS), según género y edad. b) Comparar los tipos de pH salival y TFS, según género y edad. c) Determinar si existe correlación entre el pH salival y la TFS.  MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS: en 100 pacientes con SD (M = 50, F = 50) de 0 a 18 años de edad pertenecientes a instituciones de educación especial de Yucatán. Se midió el pH salival mediante un pHmetro digital portátil ATS® y se determinó la TFS mediante la técnica de pesada de algodón Strongin, Hinsie y Peck.  RESULTADOS:  se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre los tipos de pH por edad (X2 = 27.333; p &lt;0.001) y en los valores promedio de la TFS por género (t = 2.125; p = 0.036).  CONCLUSIÓN:  los valores de pH salival y TFS deben ser considerados como indicadores de salud durante la consulta odontológica del paciente con SD.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  BACKGROUND:  Children with Down`s Syndrome (DS) have morphogenetic characteristics predisposing to oral diseases. It is also important to consider that the analysis of the characteristics of saliva are a diagnostic tool for appraisal oral health.  OBJECTIVES:  a) To compare the average values of salivary pH and salivary flow rate (SFR) by gender and age. b) To compare the type of salivary pH and SFR by gender and age. c) To determine whether there was a correlation between the salivary pH and the SFR.  MATERIAL AND METHODS: In 100 patients with DS (M = 50, F = 50) from 0 to 18 years of age, belonging to special education institutions of Yucatan, salivary pH was measured by a portable digital pH meter ATS®; SFR was obtained by the technique of heavy cotton Strongin, Hinsie and Peck.  RESULTS:  Statistically significant differences were found among the types of pH according to age (X2 = 27,333; p &lt; 0.001), as well as among the average values of the SHP according to gender (t = 2.125, p = 0.036).  CONCLUSION:  The values of the salivary pH and salivary flow should be considered as oral health indicators in patients with DS.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pH salival]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[flujo salival]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[síndrome de Down]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[salivary pH]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[salivary flow]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Down's syndrome]]></kwd>
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