Investigation the Influence of Stress on Salivary Features, Oral Hygiene and Gingival Health Condition among a Group of Adolescents Male Students
Background: Stress is a condition that causes pressure and is caused by several factors in teens, such as unplanned events. Subjects and Method: This observational comparative study included 260 male students divided into three groups: low stress, moderate stress, and high stress who were provided...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kufa
2024-06-01
|
| Series: | مجلة الكوفة الطبية |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kmj/article/view/14843 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850065338556743680 |
|---|---|
| author | Assawer Ahmed Al-awadei Alhan Ahmed Qasim |
| author_facet | Assawer Ahmed Al-awadei Alhan Ahmed Qasim |
| author_sort | Assawer Ahmed Al-awadei |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
Background: Stress is a condition that causes pressure and is caused by several factors in teens, such as unplanned events. Subjects and Method: This observational comparative study included 260 male students divided into three groups: low stress, moderate stress, and high stress who were provided according to the Adolescent Stress Questionnaire Scale (ASQ-S). Oral hygiene examination, including plaque index, was done according to Silness and Loe,1964 index, and calculus examination was done according to Ramfjord,1959 index, while gingival health examination was performed according to Loe and Silness,1967 index. Salivary pH, flow rate, salivary Vitamin B₁₂, and Folic acid were measured in unstimulated saliva samples from the low and high-stress groups. Results: It has been shown that the higher means of plaque and gingival indices among high-stress level students was statistically non-significant (p>0.05). The high-stress group has a reduced salivary flow rate, with significant differences (P ˂ 0.05). Vitamin B₁₂ and Folic acid levels were more critical in the high-stress group (P > 0.05). Among both low and high-stress groups, there was a negative, non-significant correlation between pH and flow rate with plaque and gingival indices. In high-stress students, the correlation of Vitamin B₁₂ and Folic acid with plaque and gingival index was damaging. Conclusion: Augmentation of stress is linked with disturbance of psychological well-being, which tends to influence oral hygiene and gingival health by lowering the rate of saliva flow and impacting the levels of Vitamin B₁₂ and Folic acid in saliva.
|
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-0c8aeb9ce5a5459d8eb5acc5c66ab187 |
| institution | DOAJ |
| issn | 1993-517X 2709-4464 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-06-01 |
| publisher | Faculty of Medicine, University of Kufa |
| record_format | Article |
| series | مجلة الكوفة الطبية |
| spelling | doaj-art-0c8aeb9ce5a5459d8eb5acc5c66ab1872025-08-20T02:49:02ZengFaculty of Medicine, University of Kufaمجلة الكوفة الطبية1993-517X2709-44642024-06-0120110.36330/kmj.v20i1.14843Investigation the Influence of Stress on Salivary Features, Oral Hygiene and Gingival Health Condition among a Group of Adolescents Male StudentsAssawer Ahmed Al-awadei0Alhan Ahmed Qasim1University of Baghdad, College of Dentistry, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive DentistryUniversity of Baghdad, College of Dentistry, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Background: Stress is a condition that causes pressure and is caused by several factors in teens, such as unplanned events. Subjects and Method: This observational comparative study included 260 male students divided into three groups: low stress, moderate stress, and high stress who were provided according to the Adolescent Stress Questionnaire Scale (ASQ-S). Oral hygiene examination, including plaque index, was done according to Silness and Loe,1964 index, and calculus examination was done according to Ramfjord,1959 index, while gingival health examination was performed according to Loe and Silness,1967 index. Salivary pH, flow rate, salivary Vitamin B₁₂, and Folic acid were measured in unstimulated saliva samples from the low and high-stress groups. Results: It has been shown that the higher means of plaque and gingival indices among high-stress level students was statistically non-significant (p>0.05). The high-stress group has a reduced salivary flow rate, with significant differences (P ˂ 0.05). Vitamin B₁₂ and Folic acid levels were more critical in the high-stress group (P > 0.05). Among both low and high-stress groups, there was a negative, non-significant correlation between pH and flow rate with plaque and gingival indices. In high-stress students, the correlation of Vitamin B₁₂ and Folic acid with plaque and gingival index was damaging. Conclusion: Augmentation of stress is linked with disturbance of psychological well-being, which tends to influence oral hygiene and gingival health by lowering the rate of saliva flow and impacting the levels of Vitamin B₁₂ and Folic acid in saliva. https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kmj/article/view/14843Psychological wellbeingGingival healthFolic acidVitamin B₁₂,Stress. |
| spellingShingle | Assawer Ahmed Al-awadei Alhan Ahmed Qasim Investigation the Influence of Stress on Salivary Features, Oral Hygiene and Gingival Health Condition among a Group of Adolescents Male Students مجلة الكوفة الطبية Psychological wellbeing Gingival health Folic acid Vitamin B₁₂, Stress. |
| title | Investigation the Influence of Stress on Salivary Features, Oral Hygiene and Gingival Health Condition among a Group of Adolescents Male Students |
| title_full | Investigation the Influence of Stress on Salivary Features, Oral Hygiene and Gingival Health Condition among a Group of Adolescents Male Students |
| title_fullStr | Investigation the Influence of Stress on Salivary Features, Oral Hygiene and Gingival Health Condition among a Group of Adolescents Male Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation the Influence of Stress on Salivary Features, Oral Hygiene and Gingival Health Condition among a Group of Adolescents Male Students |
| title_short | Investigation the Influence of Stress on Salivary Features, Oral Hygiene and Gingival Health Condition among a Group of Adolescents Male Students |
| title_sort | investigation the influence of stress on salivary features oral hygiene and gingival health condition among a group of adolescents male students |
| topic | Psychological wellbeing Gingival health Folic acid Vitamin B₁₂, Stress. |
| url | https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kmj/article/view/14843 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT assawerahmedalawadei investigationtheinfluenceofstressonsalivaryfeaturesoralhygieneandgingivalhealthconditionamongagroupofadolescentsmalestudents AT alhanahmedqasim investigationtheinfluenceofstressonsalivaryfeaturesoralhygieneandgingivalhealthconditionamongagroupofadolescentsmalestudents |