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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2020

Comparative evaluation of salivary immunoglobulin a levels between pedodontic subjects.

Anju Jha, Rohit Singh, Sovendu Jha, Supriya Singh, Riddhi Chawla, Akanksha Prakash

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  2. Armed to the Teeth-The Oral Mucosa Immunity System and Microbiota.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Anju JhaDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Patna Dental College and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India.
Rohit SinghDepartment of Prosthodontics Crown Bridge and Implantology, Patna Dental College, Patna, Bihar, India.
Sovendu JhaDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India.
Supriya SinghOral Medicine and Radiology, Patna, Bihar, India.
Riddhi ChawlaDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Penang International Dental College, Malaysia.
Akanksha PrakashMMR Dental Clinic, Swasthya Vihar, New Delhi, India.
Patna Medical College and Hospital · INApollo Hospitals · INGautam Buddha University · INRCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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aimsHost immune response is altered by a series of physiologic and pathologic factors like age, gender, inflammation, surgery, medication etc., The present study was conducted to evaluate differences in salivary IgA (S-IgA) levels among pedodontic subjects undergoing active orthodontic treatment with fixed and removable appliance. The levels of S- IgA were determined before 3 months and 6 months post active orthodontic treatment.

methodsA total of 40 healthy pedodontic subjects (aged 8-15 years) were recruited in the present study. They were equally divided into Group A (fixed orthodontic group) and Group B (removable orthodontic group) with 20 subjects each. 1.5 mL of saliva per subject was obtained before 3 and 6 months after treatment. Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) technique was used for measurement of Salivary IgA levels.

resultsGroup A and B both showed significant rise in S-IgA levels 3 months and 6 months post active orthodontic treatment. Mean value of S-IgA 3 months post treatment in the saliva of children in group B and group A were (144.27 ± 5.32) and (164.0 ± 3.23) μg/ml respectively. While mean value of S-IgA after 6 months of treatment in group B and group A were (149.8 ± 6.02) and (166.4 ± 3.65) μg/ml respectively.

conclusionSalivary Immunoglobulin A level values were significantly higher statistically in both group A and group B post active orthodontic treatment than before. The results however, showed that Group A (fixed orthodontic group) showed statistically significant higher levels of S-IgA than Group B (removable orthodontic group). Active orthodontic treatment triggered a stronger stimulus for oral secretory immunity, hence the increase in levels were detected. There is a significant positive correlation between S-IgA and active fixed as well as removable orthodontic treatment. Orthodontic treatment is hence a local immunogenic factor.

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Pedodonticremovable and fixed orthodontic treatmentsecretory immunoglobulin A

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