[Dental and salivary alterations in patients with liver cirrhosis: a study of 100 cases].

Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the existence of differences in dental status and in quantitative and qualitative salivary values between 100 patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) and a group of controls.

Material And Methods: We analyzed the number of carious, missing and filled teeth. Also the unstimulated (UWS) and stimulated whole saliva flow rates (SWS) were determined, along with the stimulated parotid saliva flow rate (PSS) and the concentration in both UWS and SWS of sodium, potassium, total proteins and immunoglobulin A (IgA).