Open AccessEvaluation of salivary total oxidant-antioxidant status and DNA damage of children undergoing fixed orthodontic therapy
Author(s) -
Çiğdem Güler,
Ebubekir Toy,
Feral Öztürk,
Dilek Güneş,
Aysun Bay Karabulut,
Önder Otlu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the angle orthodontist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1945-7103
pISSN - 0003-3219
DOI - 10.2319/110113-798.1
Subject(s) - saliva , dentistry , medicine , antioxidant , antioxidant capacity , deoxyguanosine , orthodontics , chemistry , oxidative stress , biochemistry
To determine the total oxidant status (TOS), total antioxidant status (TAS), and the 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) levels and their interrelationship in the saliva of children undergoing fixed orthodontic therapy.