Salivary Calcium Concentration and Periodontal Health of Young Adults in Relation to Tobacco Smoking

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of tobacco smoking and salivary calcium on the periodontal status of young adults. Materials and Methods: Plaque index, gingival bleeding on probing, supragingival calculus, DMFT index, salivary flow, pH and salivary calcium in unstimulated salivary samples were recorded in smokers and nonsmokers. Results: There were no significant differences between smokers and nonsmokers with respect to salivary flow (P = 0.08) and calcium level (P = 0.09). Significant correlations (P < 0.05) were found between a higher calcium level and higher probing depth (r = 0.60), higher number of teeth with probing depth of more than 4 mm (r = 0.70), greater clinical attachment level (r = 0.49) and lower number of teeth bleeding on probing (r = -0.50). Conclusion: Moderate smoking of tobacco cigarettes in young healthy subjects may not have a significant impact on salivary flow or calcium concentrations in unstimulated saliva, but an association exists between an increased level of salivary calcium and development of periodontal disease.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Salivary Calcium Concentration and Periodontal Health of Young Adults in Relation to Tobacco Smoking ; volume:10 ; number:4 ; year:2012 ; pages:397-403 ; Oral health & preventive dentistry ; 10, Heft 4 (2012), 397-403

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Sutej, Ivana ; Peros, Kristina ; Benutic, Anica ; Capak, Krunoslav ; Basic, Kresimir ; Rosin-Grget, Kata

Further information

• DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a28911
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023052112435326485672
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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