Oral health and salivary factors in rural schoolchildren.

The aim of the present study was to assess the association between some salivary factors and the oral health status of rural schoolchildren of Córdoba (Argentina). The study involved 19 students (aged 5-14 years) who attended 8 rural schools of the region. We determined indices (r)dmf-t, (r)DMF-T and S-OHI.