Assessment of Salivary Flow Rate and Salivary PH in Subjects with Smoked, Smokeless, and Combined form of Tobacco Habits (Epidemiological-Based Study).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Saliva is a complicated secretion of the oral cavity and is the first fluid to be exposed to the toxic components of tobacco products. Saliva undergoes structural and functional changes due to tobacco use throughout time. As a result, measurements of salivary flow rate (SFR) and pH were made in subjects with habit of smokeless, smoked, and combined forms of tobacco habits.

Methodology

The study was conducted in a dental institute. Subjects with the habit of smoking, smokeless, and combined forms of habits were included in this study. Schirmer tear strips and pH strips were used to assess SFR and pH.

Results

On comparison of SFR between control and habit groups, a statistically significant reduction of SFR was observed in habit groups. On comparison of saliv

SUBMITTER: Sethi KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12430923 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature