CORRELATION OF SALIVARY LEVELS OF ANTI EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS IGG, IGA AND SEVERITY OF CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS | ||
| AL-TAQANI | ||
| Article 1, Volume 27, Issue 2, April 2014, Pages 0-0 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Maha Sh. Al-Rubaie; Wasan A. Abid Aun | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Chronic periodontitis is an inflammatory disease that extends into the tissues supporting the teeth. Recent studies have demonstrated that various human herpes viruses especially Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may play a part in the pathogenesis of human chronic periodontitis and show correlation with periodontal disease severity. Aims of the study: To correlate anti EBV IgG and IgA levels in saliva of chronic periodontitis patients with the severity of the disease. Materials and methods: The study sample consisted of sixty chronic periodontitis patients of both gender (32 males and 28 females) and thirty healthy control subjects of both gender (16 males and 14 females) with age ranged from 30 to 50 years. Both groups were without any systemic disease. Periodontal parameters used in this study were bleeding on probing (BOP), probing pocket depth(PPD) and clinical attachment level(CAL). Unstimulated salivary samples were collected from all subjects and examined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA test) for EBV IgG and IgA antibodies detection. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| chronic periodontitis; EBV; IgG; IgA | ||
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