Quantitative Analysis of Salivary TNF-α in Oral Lichen Planus Patients
Joint Authors
Malarkodi, T.
Sankarapandiyan, Sathasivasubramanian
Source
International Journal of Dentistry
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
The aim of this study was to quantitatively evaluate the salivary tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) level in oral lichen planus patients and to compare the levels of TNF-α between saliva and serum of OLP and controls.
Methods.
Serum and whole saliva from 30 patients with active lesions of oral lichen planus (OLP) and 30 healthy persons were investigated for the presence of TNF-α by enzyme immunoassay.
Student’s independent t-test and two-sample binomial proportion test were used to calculate significance of the mean values of TNF-alpha in serum and saliva and to determine the proportions of the detected and nondetected samples in both groups.
Results.
Proportion of detection and the mean of detectability between saliva and serum of Group B show an almost equal value, which suggests that saliva can be a good alternate to serum to analyze TNF-α in oral lichen planus patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Malarkodi, T.& Sankarapandiyan, Sathasivasubramanian. 2015. Quantitative Analysis of Salivary TNF-α in Oral Lichen Planus Patients. International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Malarkodi, T.& Sankarapandiyan, Sathasivasubramanian. Quantitative Analysis of Salivary TNF-α in Oral Lichen Planus Patients. International Journal of Dentistry No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1065452
American Medical Association (AMA)
Malarkodi, T.& Sankarapandiyan, Sathasivasubramanian. Quantitative Analysis of Salivary TNF-α in Oral Lichen Planus Patients. International Journal of Dentistry. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1065452
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1065452