SALIVARY ELECTROLYTE AS A BIOMARKER IN CARIES ACTIVE TYPE II DIABETES - A COMPARATIVE STUDY

This study aims to evaluate the salivary electrolyte concentration in non-diabetic and diabetic patients with active dental caries. Sixty diabetic individuals with active dental caries were selected fulfilling the inclusion criteria as the study group with equal number as controls; 5 ml of saliva wa...

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Published inNITTE University journal of health science Vol. 4; no. 3; p. 85
Main Authors Hegde, Mithra N, Tahiliani, Divya, Shetty, Shilpa S, Devadiga, Darshana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mangalore Nitte University 01.09.2014
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Summary:This study aims to evaluate the salivary electrolyte concentration in non-diabetic and diabetic patients with active dental caries. Sixty diabetic individuals with active dental caries were selected fulfilling the inclusion criteria as the study group with equal number as controls; 5 ml of saliva was collected from the patient and centrifuged. The supernatant obtained was subjected to subsequent analysis for Na^sup +^, K^sup +^ and Cl^sup -^ ions concentration in saliva. The intergroup comparison correlating the salivary electrolyte concentration was done using student 't' test. A 'p' value of 0.05 or less was considered significant. The results are presented as mean ± standard deviation. The mean value of sodium, potassium and chloride ions in diabetic patients was 0.97±0.14, 10.40±0.9 and 135.4±3.67, respectively. However, in non-diabetics, it was 0.23±0.07, 6.87±1.86 and 96.24±4.85, respectively. From the study, it is evident that salivary levels of electrolytes show a positive relationship between diabetics and nondiabetics with active dental caries.
ISSN:2249-7110
2249-7110