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INTRODUCTION:
Saliva is a complex fluid containing a variety of mucosal
host defense factors from the different salivary glands and
the crevicular fluid.1 Compelling reasons exist to use saliva
as a diagnostic fluid. It meets the demands for inexpensive,
noninvasive and easy-to-use diagnostic methods.2 As a
clinical tool, saliva has many advantages over serum,
including ease of collection, storing and shipping, and it can
be obtained at low cost in sufficient quantities for analysis.3
For patients, the noninvasive collection techniques
dramatically reduce anxiety and discomfort and simplify
procurement of repeated samples for monitoring over time.
Saliva also is easier to handle for diagnostic procedures
because it does not clot, thus lessening the manipulations
required.4 Saliva exerts a major influence on plaque
initiation, maturation, and metabolism. Salivary flow and
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RESULTS:
The mean age range in the healthy group was found to
be 27.15 years with a standard deviation of 5.039. In the
gingivitis group it was found to be 27 years with a standard
deviation of 27 years with a standard deviation of 6.35 while
in the periodontitis group it was 33.75 6.35 years (Table 1
and 2). PDs were assessed on four sites per tooth (mesial,
distal, buccal and lingual) in mm in all the three groups. It
was found that mean probing depth in healthy group was
1.54 mm with a standard deviation of 0.08, in the gingivitis
group it was 1.63 mm with a standard deviation of 0.25,
while in periodontitis group it was 4.91 with a standard
deviation of 1.2 (Table 1 and 3).
When the salivary calcium levels were assessed in all the
groups it was found to be 0.51mmol/l in the healthy group
with a standard deviation of 0.27. In the gingivitis group
the mean calcium level was 0.97mmol/l with a standard
deviation of 0.52 while in the periodontitis group it was the
highest with a mean value of 1.54mmol/l with a standard
deviation of 0.84 (Table 4) (Graph I). This was statistically
significant (p = 0.00). There was a significant increase in
the calcium levels when they were compared between the
periodontitis and the gingivitis group. (p=0.015); healthy
and gingivitis group as well as healthy and periodontitis
group (Table 5).
CALCIUM
LEVELS
(mmol/l)
HEALTHY
GINGIVITIS
PERIODO
NTITIS
p
VALUE
0.51
0.27
0.97 0.52
1.54
0.84
p=0.00
0.001
0.000
0.015
DIAGNOSIS
N=60
MALES= 42
FEMALES=18
HEALTHY= 20
GINGIVITIS=20
PERIODONTITIS=20
MEAN AGE
HEALTHY
27.155.03
GINGIVITIS
296.3
PERIODONTITIS
33.756.27
MEAN (mm)
STANDARD
DEVIATION
HEALTHY
1.54
0.08
GINGIVITIS
1.63
0.25
PERIODONTITIS
4.91
1.2
3.
4.
CORRESPONDENCE:
Dr Nupur Sah
A-404 , mehek chs, plot -17a
Sec- 12, kharghar,
Navimumbai-410210
E mail: sahnupur02@gmail.com
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