Relationship between Salivary Levels of Protein Carbonyl and Total Antioxidant Capacity and Prevalence of Dental Caries among Type 1 Diabetic Children: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study

• Main Authors: Shahad Fahim Obaid (Author), Shahbaa Munther (Author), Marwa Hasan Abbas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 2155-8213; 10.4103/denthyp.denthyp_44_23
• Keywords: children; dental caries; elisa assay; oxidative stress; protein carbonyl; salivary biomarkers; total antioxidant capacity; type 1 diabetes mellitus; Dentistry; RK1-715
• Source: Dental Hypotheses, Vol 14, Iss 2, Pp 59-61 (2023)

Introduction: We aimed to assess the possible relationship between dental caries prevalence and oxidative stress markers such as protein carbonyl (PC) and total antioxidant capacity (TAOC) of saliva among type 1 diabetic children. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was performed among 45 type 1 diabetic children and compared with 45 healthy control children aged 10 to 12 years old. Dental caries was diagnosed and recorded using the decayed, missing, and filling index (DMFS/dmfs). Unstimulated salivary specimens were collected for evaluation of TAOC and PC using an enzyme-linked immune-sorbent assay (ELISA). A linear regression model and one-way ANOVA test were employed for data analysis using the R 4.3.0. Results: Salivary levels of TAOC and PC, having diabetes, and diabetes status (controlled or uncontrolled) were not statistically significant (P > 0.05) predicators regarding the prevalence of dental caries among type 1diabetic children. Conclusion: The diabetic status had a significant effect on salivary levels of TAOC and PC, but no significant effect on the prevalence of dental caries.