Periodontal Disease and Mineral Composition of Saliva among Adolescents in the Nenets Autonomous District
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Periodontal diseases are among the most common dental pathologies in the world. Studying the composition of saliva can help with early diagnosis of periodontal diseases. Aim: To study associations between periodontal disease (PD) and mineral composition of saliva among adolescents in the Arctic. A total of 171 15–17-year-old adolescents participated in a cross-sectional study based on the method-ology of the World Health Organization. Prevalence ratios (PR) were used as measures of association. Higher concentration of Na was associated with bleeding (OR = 2.01, p = 0.053). Higher Mg content in saliva was significantly associated with fewer sextants with bleeding (PR = 0.39, p = 0.041), calculus (OR = 0.46, p = 0.005) and with PD (OR = 0.46, p = 0.001). The high amount of P was significantly associated with more sextants with calculus (OR = 2.16, p = 0.013). Saliva ionomics is currently gain-ing an increasing importance due to its simple implementation, non-invasiveness and significant poten-tial for early diagnosis and prediction of the course of PD among adolescents.
Source: Актуальные проблемы медицины
Authors: Maria A. Gorbatova, Aleksandra A. Algazina, Elena I. Utkina, Natalia I. Pechinkina, Andrej M. Grjibovski
Language: English
Subfield: Periodontics
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410857300