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    pH variation and saliva flow in pregnant women under 18 years old from the National Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen located in La Victoria district, Lima 2018
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2019-11-14) Rodriguez Mannuci, Biancca Lucia; Girano Castaños, Jorge Alberto
    The main objective of this research was to determine the levels of pH and salivary flow in pregnant adolescents under 18 years old from the Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen National Hospital in the La Victoria district, Lima-2018. This research is descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional, analytical, and relational in nature. Salivary flow was collected and salivary pH was determined in 30 pregnant adolescents and 30 non-pregnant adolescents from the control group. Results: The pH values for the pregnant adolescents averaged 6.49, indicating an acidic pH, and the salivary flow was 3.1ml, resulting in low secretion or low salivary flow. Conclusion: No significant variation was found in the levels of pH and salivary flow between pregnant and non-pregnant adolescents under 18 years old.