PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to find the relationship between salivary IgA (s-IgA) levels and dental caries in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 40 children in the age group of 8 to 12 years were selected and divided into two groups. Group I with DMFT score 0 and Group II with DMFT score ≥3. The whole unstimulated s-IgA levels were estimated using ELISA method. RESULTS: Whole s-IgA levels were significantly higher in group II with DMFT score ≥3 as compared with group I with DMFT score 0. CONCLUSIONS: There was an increase in s-IgA levels in caries-active mouth to give protection mechanism against dental caries and the Streptococcus mutans which are active in caries-active mouth. The s-IgA antibodies can play an important role in control of dental caries.
PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to find the relationship between salivary IgA (s-IgA) levels and dental caries in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 40 children in the age group of 8 to 12 years were selected and divided into two groups. Group I with DMFT score 0 and Group II with DMFT score ≥3. The whole unstimulated s-IgA levels were estimated using ELISA method. RESULTS: Whole s-IgA levels were significantly higher in group II with DMFT score ≥3 as compared with group I with DMFT score 0. CONCLUSIONS: There was an increase in s-IgA levels in caries-active mouth to give protection mechanism against dental caries and the Streptococcus mutans which are active in caries-active mouth. The s-IgA antibodies can play an important role in control of dental caries.
Authors: Shahla Kakoei; Bahareh Hosseini; Ali-Akbar Haghdoost; Mojgan Sanjari; Ahmad Gholamhosseinian; Vahid F N Afshar Journal: Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J Date: 2015-11-23
Authors: Gema Regina Guadarrama Santín; Angel Visoso Salgado; Norma Margarita Montiel Bastida; Isaías de la Rosa Gómez; Jonnathan Guadalupe Santillán Benítez; Hugo Mendieta Zerón Journal: Open Access Maced J Med Sci Date: 2017-03-03
Authors: Agnieszka Gornowicz; Grażyna Tokajuk; Anna Bielawska; Elżbieta Maciorkowska; Robert Jabłoński; Anna Wójcicka; Krzysztof Bielawski Journal: Med Sci Monit Date: 2014-06-29