Chronic marginal stress and periodontitis
Objectives. The aim of our study was to evaluate salivary cortisol levels and the scores of nicotinic social dependence, as markers of stress, in a group of patients with moderate and profound chronic periodontitis but systemically healthy. Material and method. Our study, of pretreatment cross-sect...
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| author | Radu Costea Alexandra Totan Daniela Miricescu Maria Greabu Cristian Scheau Andreea Didilescu |
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| description | Objectives. The aim of our study was to evaluate salivary cortisol levels and the scores of nicotinic social dependence, as markers of stress, in a group of patients with moderate and profound chronic periodontitis but systemically healthy.
Material and method. Our study, of pretreatment cross-sectional design, included 28 adult patients with moderate and severe chronic marginal periodontitis and no systemic diseases. They were recruited from a particular clinic in Bucharest. The questionnaire used gathered questions from the Kano test to assess nicotine dependence. The salivary cortisol was determined using a DSNOV20 kit (NovaTec Immundiagnostica GmbH).
Results and discussions. The average Kano total score was 13.28 (+ 4.38; range 4-23). The smoker group recorded an average of 16.2 (range 11-23). There were no statistically significant differences between the scores of the three groups. From the 28 patients who completed the questionnaires, 22 were evaluated for salivary cortisol levels. Of these, 3 were smokers, 6 were former smokers and 13 were non-smokers. The mean salivary cortisol level was 6.65 ng/ml (+ 1.47; range 4.12-9.38). The mean salivary cortisol level was higher in smokers compared to non-smokers and ex-smokers (p> 0.05).
Conclusions. Stress, expressed by the average level of salivary cortisol, was higher among smokers compared to the other groups, the highest variability being registered among ex-smokers. In patients with moderate and severe chronic marginal periodontitis, there was a positive, albeit insignificant, association between salivary cortisol levels and nicotinic psychological dependence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-839a1516f9254195bcaab1c121a6c0da2022-12-22T03:51:23ZengAmaltea Medical Publishing HouseRomanian Journal of Stomatology1843-08052069-60782019-09-0165328328710.37897/RJS.2019.3.8Chronic marginal stress and periodontitisRadu Costea0Alexandra Totan1Daniela Miricescu2Maria Greabu3Cristian Scheau4Andreea Didilescu5Disciplina Embriologie, Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, UMF „Carol Davila“, Bucureşti, România Disciplina Biochimie, Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, UMF „Carol Davila“, Bucureşti, România Disciplina Biochimie, Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, UMF „Carol Davila“, Bucureşti, RomâniaDisciplina Biochimie, Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, UMF „Carol Davila“, Bucureşti, RomâniaDisciplina Fiziologie I, Facultatea de Medicină, UMF „Carol Davila“, Bucureşti, RomâniaDisciplina Embriologie, Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, UMF „Carol Davila“, Bucureşti, RomâniaObjectives. The aim of our study was to evaluate salivary cortisol levels and the scores of nicotinic social dependence, as markers of stress, in a group of patients with moderate and profound chronic periodontitis but systemically healthy. Material and method. Our study, of pretreatment cross-sectional design, included 28 adult patients with moderate and severe chronic marginal periodontitis and no systemic diseases. They were recruited from a particular clinic in Bucharest. The questionnaire used gathered questions from the Kano test to assess nicotine dependence. The salivary cortisol was determined using a DSNOV20 kit (NovaTec Immundiagnostica GmbH). Results and discussions. The average Kano total score was 13.28 (+ 4.38; range 4-23). The smoker group recorded an average of 16.2 (range 11-23). There were no statistically significant differences between the scores of the three groups. From the 28 patients who completed the questionnaires, 22 were evaluated for salivary cortisol levels. Of these, 3 were smokers, 6 were former smokers and 13 were non-smokers. The mean salivary cortisol level was 6.65 ng/ml (+ 1.47; range 4.12-9.38). The mean salivary cortisol level was higher in smokers compared to non-smokers and ex-smokers (p> 0.05). Conclusions. Stress, expressed by the average level of salivary cortisol, was higher among smokers compared to the other groups, the highest variability being registered among ex-smokers. In patients with moderate and severe chronic marginal periodontitis, there was a positive, albeit insignificant, association between salivary cortisol levels and nicotinic psychological dependence.https://rjs.com.ro/articles/2019.3/RJS_2019_3_Art-08.pdfcortisolnicotinic social dependencechronic marginal periodontitis |
| spellingShingle | Radu Costea Alexandra Totan Daniela Miricescu Maria Greabu Cristian Scheau Andreea Didilescu Chronic marginal stress and periodontitis Romanian Journal of Stomatology cortisol nicotinic social dependence chronic marginal periodontitis |
| title | Chronic marginal stress and periodontitis |
| title_full | Chronic marginal stress and periodontitis |
| title_fullStr | Chronic marginal stress and periodontitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chronic marginal stress and periodontitis |
| title_short | Chronic marginal stress and periodontitis |
| title_sort | chronic marginal stress and periodontitis |
| topic | cortisol nicotinic social dependence chronic marginal periodontitis |
| url | https://rjs.com.ro/articles/2019.3/RJS_2019_3_Art-08.pdf |
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