Open AccessSerum vitamin c and iron levels in oral submucous fibrosis
Author(s) -
R Guruprasad,
Preeti P Nair,
Mahesh K. Singh,
Mahesh K. Singh,
Mastan Singh,
Arpit Jain
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-962X
DOI - 10.4103/0975-962x.135266
Subject(s) - oral submucous fibrosis , hydroxyproline , vitamin c , serum iron , vitamin , medicine , micronutrient , hydroxylation , areca , gastroenterology , chemistry , biochemistry , pathology , anemia , enzyme , structural engineering , nut , engineering
In this study Serum Vitamin C and Iron levels in Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) were estimated. The objective was to evaluate the correlation between Serum Vitamin C and Iron levels in OSMF individuals. Serum Iron content can be a predictor for the progression of this condition. OSMF is basically a disorder of collagen metabolism where Vitamin C gets utilized in conversion of proline into hydroxyproline, this hydroxylation reaction requires ferrous Iron and Vitamin C. Many studies regarding micronutrients and other antioxidants levels have been emphasized, but very few studies are done on the Serum levels of Vitamin C and its correlation with Iron in OSMF patients.