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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2013; 03(04): 030-033
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703698
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RELATION BETWEEN SALIVARY AND SERUM VITAMIN C LEVELS AND DENTAL CARIES EXPERIENCE IN ADULTS - A BIOCHEMICAL STUDY

Mithra N. Hegde
1   Senior Professor and HOD Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, K. S.Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalor
,
Suchetha Kumari
2   Professor, Department of Biochemistry, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalor
,
Nidarsh D. Hegde
3   Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences,Deralakatte, Mangalor
,
Shilpa S. Shetty
4   Department of Biochemistry, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalore
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to estimate the vitamin C levels in saliva and serum of caries free and caries active adults and to correlate the vitamin C level with DMFT index (D=decayed, m=missing, f=filled, t=teeth) index. The present study included eighty healthy adults who were divided into four groups; Control, Group- I, Group II and Group- III with a DMFT index 0, <3, <10 and > 10 respectively. Saliva and serum samples were collected from all the four groups. The vitamin C of saliva and serum was estimated by dinitro phenyl hydrazine (DNPH) method. One-way ANOVA was used to compare the vitamin C levels of saliva and serum. Only differences with 'p'value <0.05 were considered statistically significant. Saliva and serum vitamin C level decreases with increase in caries activity and is statistically significant suggesting the powerful antioxidant property of vitamin C.

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Vitamin C - Saliva - Serum - Dental caries


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