Salivary and plasma native and non-urate total antioxidant capacity versus oral health status in older non-smoking adults

The Role of Salivary C-Reactive Protein in Systemic and Oral Disorders: A Systematic Review

“…In a study by Lee et al( 34 ) on 121 subjects (28 periodontally healthy subjects, 24 Stage I periodontitis, 24 Stage II, 23 Stage III, and 22 Stage IV) there were no significant associations between the groups in terms of sCRP levels and the authors attributed it to the low sensitivity of the detective capacity of ELISA and suggested to use more sensitive techniques. Moreover, Gawron-Skarbek et al ( 35 ) in a study on 60 older adults (>60 years old) showed that there were no relationships between sCRP levels and any of the oral health status variables, including a number of decayed, missing and filled Teeth, plaque index, dental treatment needs, and periodontal health status, and Redman et al( 36 ) in a sample of 83 old adults with rheumatic disease and osteoporosis reported that sCRP levels weren’t significantly different between the patients with and without periodontitis. Wu et al ( 37 ) also studied a sample of 57 community adults (30 with periodontitis and 27 without periodontitis) and reported that there was no significant difference between sCRP levels among the groups observed.…”