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The effect of oral contraceptive on the oral health with the evaluation of Salivary IgA and Streptococcus Mutans in some Iraqi women | ||
| MUSTANSIRIA DENTAL JOURNAL | ||
| Article 1, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 52-63 | ||
| Authors | ||
| ; Dr. Nebal Thabit Shaker; Assist. lecturer; ; ; Dr. Esra Hassan Abd-Ali | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aim: To assess if there is any effect of using oral contraceptive and the duration of using on the inflammatory responses of the gingival tissues , concentration of secretary immunoglobulin A ( IgA) and the colony count of mutans StreptococcusMS in saliva . Methods: This study includes 80 women in their reproductive age (16-40) year. 40 women who were using oral contraceptive in different duration, as the study group and 40 women who not used oral contraceptive and it were assigned to the control group. Both groups were clinically examined (for dental caries using DMFS Index, and gingival condition using gingival index GI of Loe&Silness ) and laboratory assessment (by using non stimulated saliva for each woman was collected and homogenized then Mutans Streptococci (MS) were counted ,isolated, purified and diagnosed according to morphological characteristic and biochemical tests also, the Salivary IgA concentration was measured by using single radial immune diffusion method in different duration of oral contraceptive using ). Results: Gingival index was significantly higher among oral contraceptive users than non-users (P<0.01), which was correlated with the duration of usage (r =0.50).sIgA concentration higher in study group than in control group (P<0.01) which also increased positively with duration of using(r=0.80). A positive correlation between sIgA and gingivitis (r=0.54) was found. DMFS Index and the number of MS colony were highly significant in study group than the control (P<0.01). MS colony count was positive correlated with duration of usage (r=0.88) but the DMFS had too weak correlation with the duration of using which was a non significant at (P>0.05). Conclusion: The use of contraceptive pills for a long period increases the likelihood of gingival inflammation and significantly associated with increase sIgA level, so the regular use of oral contraceptive seems to enhance mucosal immune function in study subjects. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Key Words; gingivitis; Secretary Immunoglobulin A; dental caries; Introduction MDJ | ||
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