Effect of Cigarette Smoke on Salivary Total Antioxidant Capacity

Background and aims. Cigarette smoke can induce oral cancer by its free radicals and oxidative damage. Salivary antioxidants system is believed to have an important role in defense mechanisms against oxidative stress. This study was compared total antioxidant capacity (TAoC) of saliva in smokers and...

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Main Authors: Sedigheh Bakhtiari, Somayyeh Azimi, Masoumeh Mehdipour, Somayyeh Amini, Zahra Elmi, Zahra Namazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects
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Online Access:http://dentistry.tbzmed.ac.ir/joddd/index.php/joddd/article/view/1440/489