Assessment of Salivary tBARS Level in Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women with Gingivitis before and after Scaling.

Gadde, Swetha; J., Judith Christina; P., Surendranath; Gita, Bagavad; Valiathan, Mohan; Balaji, Anitha

Background: The aim of the present study is to assess salivary Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances(TBARS) levels in pregnant and non-pregnant women with gingivitis before and after scaling. Materials and Method: Fifteen subjects (Non-pregnant) were selected out of the patients who attended the Department of Periodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College, Pallikaranai, Chennai. Fifteen subjects (Pregnant second trimester) were selected out of the patients who attended Velachery K.S Hospital, Chennai. Periodontal examination is done and again evaluated after scaling(30 days). Collection of saliva and assessment of TBARS is done. Assessment of TBARS is done by TBARS assay using thiobarbituric acid as a reagent. Statistical analysis done using student T test. Results: Results indicated that the level of salivary TBARS in non-pregnant individuals after scaling is reduced and is statistically significant and the level of salivaryTBARS in pregnant individuals after scaling also reduced but it is not statistically significant. Conclusion: Gingivitis in pregnancy is not a contributing factor for the oxidative stress.

CHENNAI (India); PREGNANT women; GINGIVITIS; OXIDATIVE stress; DENTAL schools; PERIODONTICS

Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 11, p3278

0976-0245

Academic Journal

10.5958/0976-5506.2019.04429.2