Assessment of salivary nickel levels in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment
Journal Title: Journal of Advanced Medical and Dental Sciences Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 10
Abstract
Background: Nickel (Ni) and chromium (Cr) containing alloys are present in great numbers in a wide variety of appliances, auxiliaries, and utilities used in orthodontics and thus become an integral part of almost every routine orthodontic intervention. Most of the orthodontic patients do not have visible reactions on the oral mucosa caused by orthodontic materials, probably due to the influence of saliva.Hence; we planned the present study to assess to salivary nickel levels in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. Materials & methods: The present study included assessment nickel ion concentration in subjects undergoing orthodontic treatment. A total of 20 subjects undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment were enrolled in the present study. A total of 20 age and gender matched healthy controls were also included in the present study. All the subjects were called in the morning and fasting salivary samples were collected in cold polypropylene tube. Before sample collection, subjects were instructed to rinse their oral cavity from 25 to 30 seconds. All the samples were sent to laboratory for further assessment using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. All the results were compiled in Microsoft excel sheet and were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Mean salivary nickel levels among the subjects of the study group was 18.9 ng/ml while mean salivary nickel levels among subjects of the control group was 8.9 ng/ml. Mean salivary nickel levels of the subjects of the study group was significantly higher than the subjects of the control group (P- value < 0.05). Conclusion: Nickel levels are raised in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment.
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Sakshi Raina, Adarshika Adarshika, Romshi Raina, Amninder Babbar, Prashant Shriram
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