THE RELATIONSHIP OF ROOT RESORPTION AND SALIVARY CALCIUM LEVELS IN ORTHODONTIC PATIENTS

Intan Safitri; Siti Bahirrah; Hilda Fitria Lubis

Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2020

THE RELATIONSHIP OF ROOT RESORPTION AND SALIVARY CALCIUM LEVELS IN ORTHODONTIC PATIENTS

Intan Safitri, Siti Bahirrah, Hilda Fitria Lubis

Abstract :

Background: Root resorption is a progressive loss of dentin and cementum through continuous action of osteoclastic cells and is an unintended consequence of orthodontic mechanotherapy. Objective: To connect the level of root resorption and salivary calcium levels in patients after fixed orthodontic treatment. Methods: The research sample was 52 people. Sampling was collected through the purposive sampling technique. The measurement of root resorption in tooth 11 and 21 used the ImageJ application. The saliva of patients was collected using the draining method, and calcium levels were measured using the Glory Diagnostic Calcium Kit reagent and spectrophotometer. Results: Differences in the mean of external apical root resorption in tooth 11 (1.9 � 4.6 mm) women experienced greater resorption than men, but in tooth 21 (2.9 � 3.8 mm) men experienced greater resorption. The mean root resorption of tooth 11 (1.6 � 4.2 mm) and tooth 21 (1.2 � 2.3 mm). The mean calcium of patients after fixed orthodontic treatment (2.4 � 0.8 mmol/L) and control (3 � 0.9 mmol/L). The mean pH of patients� saliva after fixed orthodontic treatment (7 � 0.9) and control (6.4 � 1.0). There was a positive correlation between root resorption of tooth 11 and salivary calcium level (r = 0.096, p > 0.05), whereas there was a negative correlation between root resorption of tooth 21 and salivary calcium level (r = 0.040, p > 0.05). Conclusion: There was no significant difference between EARR of male and female in cases with or without premolar extraction. The pH of the patients� saliva after fixed orthodontic treatment was higher than the control, whereas the salivary calcium level after fixed orthodontic treatment was lower than the control, but both increased above the normal limits.