Abstract
AbstractThe aim of this study was to estimate the vitamin C levels in saliva and serum of caries free and caries active adults and to correlate the vitamin C level with DMFT index (D=decayed, m=missing, f=filled, t=teeth) index. The present study included eighty healthy adults who were divided into four groups; Control, Group- I, Group II and Group- III with a DMFT index 0, <3, <10 and > 10 respectively. Saliva and serum samples were collected from all the four groups. The vitamin C of saliva and serum was estimated by dinitro phenyl hydrazine (DNPH) method. One-way ANOVA was used to compare the vitamin C levels of saliva and serum. Only differences with 'p'value <0.05 were considered statistically significant. Saliva and serum vitamin C level decreases with increase in caries activity and is statistically significant suggesting the powerful antioxidant property of vitamin C.
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