The goal of the study is to track salivary marker values in divers, see how they change with smoking, and see if they can be used as a screening and risk assessment tool for gingivitis. The study included twenty military divers and a control group of twenty-five, separated into two subgroups: smokers and non-smokers. The biological substance was saliva that had not been activated. The researchers looked at uric acid, alpha-amylase, nitrite, total protein, albumin, and sIg A, as well as cells in saliva (leukocytes and epithelial cells). The findings supported the harmful and irritating effects of tobacco chemicals on the oral mucosa. Tobacco smoking affected the composition and quantity of salivary indicators, as well as lowering antioxidant mucosal defences. As a reactive inflammatory immune defence, it also raised leukocyte numbers. The smokers - divers are the ones that have the most noticeable alterations. The advantages of salivary approaches for rapid assessment of oral health, danger of oral inflammation, and prevention of oral syndrome in divers are provided by a simple, non-invasive saliva collection procedure.
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Nikola Shopov
Military Medical Academy, Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment, Varna, Bulgaria.
Yordanova Mariana
Military Medical Academy, Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment, Varna, Bulgaria.
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