Association between salivary MSG concentration and DMFT index. (A) Violin plot comparing salivary MSG concentrations between low- and high-DMFT groups. (B) Scatter plot illustrating the relationship between salivary MSG concentration and DMFT index, with fitted regression line and 95% confidence band.

  
 
  Part of: Kakada P, Yuwanati M (2026) Biochemical profiling of salivary monosodium glutamate in relation to dental caries: An observational analytical study. Folia Medica 68(3): e173421. https://doi.org/10.3897/folmed.68.e173421