Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

EFFECT OF MOBILE PHONES ON THE SALIVARY CONCENTRATION OF NICKEL & CHROMIUM AND SALIVARY PH CHANGES ON PATIENTS WITH FIXED ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES

Deepak D R

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AIM– The exponential increase in the number of mobile phone users and its biological effects has been of growing concern. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the release of nickel and chromium ions from fixed orthodontic appliances in saliva and the changes in salivary PH during the exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted by mobile phones. MATERIALS AND METHODS– 20 orthodontic patients were included in the study, who were undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment with initial alignment and anterior retraction. Patients were asked to not use their mobile phones for a period of one week and saliva samples were taken. Saliva samples again collected after one week along with their mobile phone usage time recorded. Samples were tested for nickel, chromium and salivary PH levels. Paired t test, Anova, linear regression test were used for data analysis. RESULTS– Paired T test showed significant differences between the levels of nickel and chromium ions in saliva and the salivary PH in control and experimental groups (P<0.001). The linear regression test showed a significant relationship between mobile phone usage time and nickel ion level in saliva [F(1,19)=43.71 ,P<0.05 R2=40.61.] but independent of chromium and salivary PH levels (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS– Mobile phone usage has a significant influence on the nickel and chromium ion levels in saliva and the change in salivary PH, moreover a significant relationship between mobile phone usage time and nickel ion concentration was found whereas chromium and salivary PH didn’t show any time dependent change.

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EFFECT OF MOBILE PHONES ON THE SALIVARY CONCENTRATION OF NICKEL & CHROMIUM AND SALIVARY PH CHANGES ON PATIENTS WITH FIXED ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, Deepak D R INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-4 | April-2019

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