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Calcium and other salivary factors in periodontitis‐affected subjects prior to treatment
Author(s) -
Sewón L. A.,
Karjalainen S. M.,
Sainio M.,
Seppä O.
Publication year - 1995
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 - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1995.tb00146.x
Subject(s) - periodontitis , saliva , calcium , medicine , dentistry , gastroenterology , endocrinology
Salivary calcium was shown to be higher in treated periodontitis‐affected subjects (P+) than in periodontitis‐free patients (P−). Here the aim was to study whether differences in calcium or other salivary factors exist prior to treatment. The test group consisted of 20 (15 men, 5 women) periodontitis‐affected subjects and the control group 15 subjects (10 men, 5 women) free from periodontitis. Paraffin‐stimulated whole saliva was collected to determine the flow‐rate, calcium and phosphate concentrations, pH, buffering capacity, numbers of mutans streptococci, lactobacilli and yeasts. The results showed a higher calcium concentration ( p < 0.05) in the P+ group (x̄: 1.68 mmol/l; SE: 0.06 in men and x̄: 1.49 mmol/l; SE: 0.10 in women) than in the P‐group (x̄: 1.48 mmol/l; SE: 0.09 in men and x̄: 1.18 mmol/l; SE: 0.10 in women). The P+ group had more intact teeth (x̄±SE: 9.9±0.8 in men and 11.2±2.0 in women) than the P‐group (x̄± SE: 8.3±0.7 in men and 8.2±2.4 in women). The present findings may indicate that an elevated level of salivary Ca is characteristic of P+ patients both before and after periodontal treatment.