Open AccessAssessment of salivary flow rate in patients with chronic periodontitis
Author(s) -
Chitra G Vallabhan,
Sujith Sivarajan,
Ashwin Devanarayanan Shivkumar,
Vandarayanan,
Steffi Vijayakumar,
R S Indhuja
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_92_20
Subject(s) - saliva , medicine , periodontitis , periodontium , analysis of variance , statistical significance , dentistry , chronic periodontitis , pathological , circadian rhythm , physiology
Chronic periodontitis (CP) is an infectious disease, primarily affecting the attachment apparatus of the dentition, and is categorized into mild, moderate, and severe periodontitis on the basis of its severity. It is a well-established and proven fact that an adequate level of saliva is essential for maintaining the integrity of oral tissues including the periodontium. Although various factors, such as stimulation, circadian rhythm, diet, age, and drugs, can affect the salivary flow rate, many recent studies have provided evidence that it can be altered by pathological inflammatory conditions such as periodontal diseases. Therefore, this study has been undertaken to assess the unstimulated and stimulated salivary flow rate in the different clinical stages of chronic periodontitis.