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Niveaux d'aspartate aminotransferase (AST) dans la salive chez des patients présentant divers conditions parodontales
Author(s) -
Cesco Ricardo de Toledo,
Ito Izabel Yoko,
Albuquerque Rubens Ferreira de
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-051x.2003.00373.x
Subject(s) - saliva , medicine , interquartile range , gingival and periodontal pocket , dentistry , mouth rinse , gastroenterology , periodontal disease
Abstract Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels in saliva measured by Reflotron™ System of Diagnosis and periodontal condition indicated by Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN). Material and methods: Fifteen patients were assigned to one of four groups C0, C1, C3 and C4, based on their largest CPITN code among the examined sites, totaling 60 participants. About 1.0 ml of non‐stimulated saliva was collected from the individuals after a mouth rinse with water. Biochemical analyses of saliva samples were carried out using the proposed system in order to quantify their AST concentration. Results: There were no significant differences between levels (U/ml) of AST (median; interquartile range) from groups C0 (30.9; 14.7–41.7), C1 (30.3; 19.5–39.4) and C3 (35.1; 27.0–63.5). However, group C4 (106.2; 84.4–129.7) differed statistically from the others ( p <0.001) and presented AST levels as high as 284.2 U/ml. Gingival bleeding and suppuration were observed in three individuals with concentrations higher than 125.0 U/ml. Conclusion: Levels of AST in saliva from patients presenting CPITN code 4 were higher than from patients coded lower and could be detected by the evaluated diagnostic system. Periodontal destruction such as periodontal pockets, gingival bleeding and suppuration seems to be related to higher AST levels in saliva.