Salivary Antioxidants in Relation to Dental Caries among a Group of Lead - Acid Batteries Factory Workers
Background: Lead-acid battery workers are at higher risk for systemic diseases as well as oral diseases like dental caries. The aim of this study was to assess selected salivary antioxidants and their relation with dental caries among lead acid battery factory workers in comparison with non-exposed...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the college of dentistry 2015, Vol.27 (1), p.159-163 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background: Lead-acid battery workers are at higher risk for systemic diseases as well as oral diseases like dental
caries. The aim of this study was to assess selected salivary antioxidants and their relation with dental caries among
lead acid battery factory workers in comparison with non-exposed group.
Materials and methods: The sample consisted of 35 subjects aged 35-45 year-old who worked in Babylon lead acid
battery factory in Baghdad city and matching group that not exposed to lead were selected as a control. Dental
caries severity was recorded by using DMFS index, stimulated salivary samples were collected and analyzed for the
measurement of salivary antioxidants (uric acid, total protein, catalase and glutathione peroxidase enzymes).
Results: The antioxidants levels (uric acid, catalase and glutathione peroxidase enzymes) were higher among the
study group than the control group with non-significant difference for uric acid, highly significant difference for
catalaseenzyme and significant for glutathione peroxidaseenzymes, whereas total protein level was significantly
lower among the study group than the control. Regarding dental cariesseverity, DMFS values were significantly
higher among study group compared to that among control group. All the correlations between salivary
antioxidants and dental carries found to be weak non-significant for both groups.
Conclusions: Selected salivary antioxidants were found to have little effects dental caries of the study group,
although dental caries revealed higher percentage of occurrence among lead exposed workers. Therefore, special
oral health preventive and educational programs are needed for them.-
المقدمة : يتعرض العاملون في معامل البطاريات إلى مشاكل في الصحة العامة بالإضافة إلى صحة الفم و الأسنان من ضمنها تسوس الأسنان. الهدف من هذه الدراسة هو لتقييم مستوى مضادات الأكسدة اللعابية و مدى تأثيرها على تسوس الأسنان لعينة من العاملين في معمل بطاريات بابل و من ثم مقارنتها مع عينة ضابطة. المواد و الطرق : تكونت مجموعة الدراسة من (35) عامل في معمل بطاريات بابل في مدينة بغداد و اللذين تتراوح أعمارهم بين 35-45 و كذلك (35) شخصا مطابقين بالجنس و العمر و غير معرضين لمادة الرصاص تم اختيارهم كمجموعة ضابطة. تم حساب شدة التسوس من خلال تطبيق مؤشر دالة تسوس سطح الأسنان لمنظمة الصحة العالمية و بعدها تم تحليل عينات اللعاب كيميائيا لغرض إيجاد مستوى تركيز مضادات الأكسدة (البروتين الكلي، حامض اليوريك، أنزيمي الكاتاليز و الكلوتاثيون بيروكسيدايز). النتائج : وجد أن مستوى تركيز مضادات الأكسدة (حامض الفوليك، أنزيمي الكاتاليز و الكلوت |
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ISSN: | 1680-0087 2311-5270 |
DOI: | 10.12816/0015281 |