Association Between Dental Caries and Oxidative Stress Parameters in Children
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Background: The body's oxidant/antioxidant balance and oxidative stress can impact or change dental caries. The main aim of this study was to investigate the association between dental caries and total oxidant status (TOS), total antioxidant status (TAS), and oxidative stress index (OSI).
Materials and Methods: This study was designed in two groups including the control group (DMFS/dfs =0) and the case group with dental caries (DMFS/dfs ≥5). The number of samples in this study includes 94 children, including 42 healthy children and 52 children with dental caries. Unstimulated saliva samples were gathered from all children mid-morning. Participants' saliva samples were obtained by requesting them to spit for 5 min. Then, the specimens were frozen and preserved at a temperature of four °C before being maintained at -80°C until further examination. Results: Children's mean age and mean weight were 6.55±3.52 years and 20.51±9.67 kg, respectively. There was no significant difference between the case and control groups regarding total oxidant status (p<0.01). There was a significant difference between case and control groups in terms of oxidative stress index (p<0.01).
Conclusions: The TOS and OSI were significantly higher in the case group. The TOS and OSI can be employed as markers of oxidative stress caused by dental caries.
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Bebek ve Çocuk Sağlığı, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları (Diğer)
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Araştırma Makalesi
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Ahmet Güzelçiçek
Türkiye
Mahmut Demir
0000-0002-0983-9457
Türkiye
Adnan Kirmit
0000-0003-2799-8416
Türkiye
Abit Demir
0000-0002-6400-1841
Türkiye
Abdullah Solmaz
0000-0002-9479-8679
Türkiye
Emre Çelik
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0000-0003-3658-8275
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
26 Haziran 2026
Gönderilme Tarihi
2 Mart 2026
Kabul Tarihi
3 Haziran 2026
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2026 Cilt: 23 Sayı: 2