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ArticleJournal of dentistry (Shiraz, Iran)2021

Evaluation of the Relationship between Salivary Lipids, Proteins and Total Antioxidant Capacity with Gingival Health Status in Type-1 Diabetic Children.

Fatemeh Tabatabaei, Soleiman Mahjoub, Morteza Alijanpour, Amene Moslemnejad, Samaneh Gharekhani, Forough Yavarzade, Soraya Khafri

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Article in Journal of dentistry (Shiraz, Iran), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fatemeh TabatabaeiDental Student, Student's Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Soleiman MahjoubCellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Health Research Institute, Clinical Biochemistry, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Morteza AlijanpourNon-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Amene MoslemnejadClinical Biochemistry, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Samaneh GharekhaniOral Health Research Center, Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Forough YavarzadeDental Student, Student's Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Soraya KhafriBiostatistics & Epidemiology, Medicine Faculty, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Babol University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

statement of the problemAlteration in salivary composition and its effect on the oral cavity in diabetic child patients remains equivocal. PURPOSE: This study was performed to assess the relationship between salivary factors and gingival status in children with type-1 diabetes mellitus (DM). MATERIAL AND

methodIn this cross-sectional study, 120 subjects aged 6-16 years (60 well-controlled and poorly-controlled diabetics and 60 healthy individuals) were examined to determine the gingival index (GI) and plaque index (PI). The unstimulated saliva samples were collected to measure the salivary triglyceride, cholesterol, albumin, α-amylase, total protein levels by the laboratory kits. Total antioxidant capacity and the free radicals scavenger index were measured by the Ferric Reducing Ability Of Plasma (FRAP) and 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) assays, respectively. Data were analyzed by parametric and non-parametric, Pearson correlation, and t tests at a 5% error level.

resultsGI of diabetics was significantly higher than that of healthy individuals (1.51± 0.71 and 0.9±0.81, respectively,

conclusionMore gingival inflammation and salivary α-amylase activity and lower level of salivary lipids, albumin, and total proteins were found in diabetic patients, but there was no association between the level of lipids, proteins, and the total antioxidant capacity of saliva with periodontal health indicators in patients with DM and healthy individuals.

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ChildrenDiabetes mellitusGingivitisSaliva

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