EFFECT OF SMOKING ON SALIVARY FLOWRATE AND PH STATUS.

DR.ANUJA PAWAR; DR. LATA KALE; DR.FIRDOUS SHAIKH; SHIVANI DHAKE

Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

EFFECT OF SMOKING ON SALIVARY FLOWRATE AND PH STATUS.

Dr. Anuja Pawar, Dr. Lata Kale, Dr. Firdous Shaikh, Shivani Dhake

Abstract :

Aim: The aim of the study is to analyze and compare the long term effect of smoking on salivary Flowrate and pH among Smokers and Controls. Materials and Methods: The study group consisted of 50 patients, subjects were divided into 25 smokers and 25 nonsmokers. They were asked to spit in a graduated container at an interval of 60 s for 5 min. Salivary flowrate(SFR) was measured using graduated tubes and pH of salivary flowrate using pH strips. Student t tests was used on continuous scale between two groups by using the Statistical software IBM SPSS statistics 20.0.Results: The mean (±standard deviation) SFR and pH were 1.22(±0.32) ml/min and 5.32(±0.47) respectively in smokers while the mean SFR and pH were 2.18(±0.31) ml/min and 6.92(±0.27) in nonsmokers. The difference was statistically significant (P = 0.00). Conclusion: Our findings indicated that long–term smoking significantly reduces SFR and salivary pH .