Assessment of the State of Macro- and Microelement Composition of Oral Fluid in Teenagers and Young Adults Smokers

Abstract

It is known that minerals play an important role in the regulation of various functions of the body and each cell separately, their optimal content is necessary for the formation of the body's adaptive response, for maintaining human health, while some of them are involved in the development of pathological processes. The imbalance of trace elements is one of the causes of membranotoxic enzymatic effects of cell structure and function disorders, imbalance of the body's microflora, increased lipid peroxidation, activation of adhesion processes, disruption of intercellular homeostasis, etc. Changes in the elemental composition of the oral fluid play an important role in the development of dental pathology, such as dental caries and periodontal tissue diseases. Oral fluid is highly sensitive to the effects of adverse factors, is a convenient informative non-invasive medium for clinical, including early, diagnosis of human health, and can show macro- and microelemental imbalances, which can be used as an additional marker for assessing adverse effects, such as tobacco smoke.
 The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of smoking on the macro- and microelement composition of oral fluid in teenagers and young adults.