Serum and parotid saliva testosterone,calcium, magnesium,and zinc levels in males,with and without periodontitis |
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Authors: | Tülin Kuraner M. Sinan Beksac Kadriye Kayakirilmaz Feriha Caĝlayan Lütfü S. Önderoĝlu Hilal Özgünes |
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Affiliation: | Department of Endodontics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. |
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Abstract: | Fourteen male patients with periodontitis and 10 patients free of periodontitis were included in the study. The concentrations of testosterone (T), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and zinc (Zn) were measured in serum and parotid saliva. Patients with periodontitis had increased Ca and decreased Zn serum levels, and they had decreased Ca and increased T levels in parotid saliva. Furthermore, there was a low correlation between parotid saliva T and Mg levels in the patients with periodontitis (r = 0.61, n = 14, t = 2.663, p less than 0.005), and there is an inverse relationship between serum and parotid saliva Mg levels (r = - 0.58, n = 14, t = 2.468, p less than 0.05). |
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