Comparing Salivary Rate Between HIV Patients and Healthy Controls
| Autor: | Sara Jabari, Leila Sadeghi, Seyed Ahmad Seyed Alinaghi, Ali Asadollahi-Amin, Zahra Bayat Jozani, Minoo Mohraz |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Persian |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Vol 28, Iss 169, Pp 83-90 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1735-9260 1735-9279 |
| Popis: | Background and purpose: Normal amount of saliva is necessary for prevention of oral lesions, caries, and proper speech. The purpose of this research was to study the salivary flow rate in HIV-1 seropositive attending Tehran Imam Khomeini Hospital. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 50 individuals including 25 HIV-1 seropositive patients (case group) and 25 healthy people (control group) attending the Counseling Center for Behavioral Diseases in Tehran Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran. The saliva rate was measured during 10 min. The case and control groups were matched in terms of age, gender, history of smoking, and other drugs (p< 0.9). People with history of drug abuse, alcohol, and systemic diseases were excluded from the study. Data analysis was done in SPSS. Results: Salivary flow rate in controls and case group were 4.6±0.86 ml/min and 3.6±1.8 ml/min, respectively. In the case group, the salivary rate was significantly lower than that of the control group (p= 0.01). Moreover, significant associations were seen between salivary flow rate and educational level (p |
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