Abstract | OBJECTIVE: STUDY DESIGN: 100 healthy high school students (50 female and 50 male) with age range of 15 -17 years were randomly selected, divided to four groups. Unstimulated whole saliva specimens were collected at the morning. TAC of saliva was evaluated by spectrophotometric assay. Statistical comparisons were performed using Student's t-test, by SPSS 13. RESULTS: The level of TAC was significantly higher in the saliva of caries active group relative to the caries free subjects. Statistical analysis for male and female groups showed a statistically significant reduction of TAC level in female group. CONCLUSION: TAC was higher in caries active group. Thus this result showed that total antioxidant capacity may influence in dental caries and activity can be measured by salivary factors and this may be helpful in preventive dentistry.
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Authors | F Ahmadi-Motamayel, M-T Goodarzi, S-S Hendi, S Kasraei, A Moghimbeigi |
Journal | Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal
(Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal)
Vol. 18
Issue 4
Pg. e553-6
(Jul 01 2013)
ISSN: 1698-6946 [Electronic] Spain |
PMID | 23524431
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Antioxidants
(analysis)
- Dental Caries
(epidemiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Saliva
(chemistry)
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