What is it about?
This study aimed to determine the salivary sIgA levels in healthy smokers and non-smokers, and its correlation with dental caries
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Why is it important?
Salivary secretory IgA (sIgA) is said to play an important role in the immune response against dental caries. Smokers showed a higher number of caries and the lowest concentration of sIgA. The highest levels of sIgA were observed in non-smoking and caries-free subjects compared to caries-active smokers ( p<0.001).
Perspectives
Our findings indicate that low concentrations of salivary sIgA are correlated with a higher prevalence of dental caries in smokers. Evaluation of sIgA levels could be used as a bio marker for caries assessment in various groups of population.
Dr Ghasem Solgi
Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
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This page is a summary of: Association of dental caries and salivary sIgA with tobacco smoking, Australian Dental Journal, May 2013, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/adj.12059.
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