| Autor: |
He, Xi-Fan, Wang, Hui, Tian, Ye, Zhang, Te, Qiu, Zhi-Peng, Cui, Xiao-Jiao, Zhou, Jing-Sha, Yan, Xin-Lan, Wu, Yi-Wei, Pan, Yi-Sha, Ning, Yang-Bo, Chen, Lin, Zhang, Kun-Lun, Zhao, Wei-Hao, Sharma, David, Tan, Xiao-Dan, Zhang, Michael Bo |
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Biological Trace Element Research; Feb2023, Vol. 201 Issue 2, p677-682, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
Dental calculus is a potential material that can be used for assessing chronic exposure to trace heavy metals in oral cavity as it is a long-term reservoir. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between dental calculus copper levels and risk of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) due to chewing dried areca-nut quids in Mainland China. This study included 34 OSF (grade 1) sufferers with dried areca-nut quids chewing as the patient group and 23 healthy individuals without areca-nut chewing as the control group. The dental calculus sample was obtained from all 57 participants and evaluated by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for dental calculus level of copper. This work revealed that the mean copper level of dental calculus was significantly higher in OSF (grade 1) sufferers with areca-nut chewing than those in healthy individuals without areca-nut chewing (p < 0.001). This work provided an evidence to support that there may be a positive correlation between elevated levels of copper in dental calculus caused by chewing dried areca-nut quids and an increased risk of developing OSF in Mainland China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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