ABSTRACT
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG)
and Malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase
(GPx) activities in whole saliva of patients with chronic periodontitis. Moreover,
the relationship among the oxidative damage biomarkers, antioxidant enzymes activities
and clinical periodontal status were investigated.
Methods: Whole saliva samples were collected from 30 patients with chronic periodontitis
and 30 periodontally healthy control. To determine the clinical condition of each
subject, the plaque index, gingival index, clinical attachment level, and probing
depth were measured. The salivary 8-OHdG level was measured using the ELISA method.
SOD and GPx activities and MDA levels were determined spectrophotometrically.
Results: Higher salivary 8-OHdG and MDA levels (P<.001), and lower salivary SOD and
GPx activities (P<.05) were detected in periodontitis patients compared to the healthy
controls. Additionally, there were significantnegative correlations between salivary
levels of 8-OHdG and both salivary SOD and GPx activities as well as between salivary
levels of MDA and both salivary SOD and GPx activities (P<.001).
Conclusions: Higher salivary 8-OHdG and MDA levels and lower salivary antioxidant
activities seem to reflect increased oxygen radical activity during periodontal inflammation.
(Eur J Dent 2009;3:100- 106)
Key words:
8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine - Malondialdehyde - Superoxide dismutase - Glutathione peroxidase
- Chronic periodontitis - Saliva