Time-related salivary cathepsin B levels and periodontal status in different orthodontic force magnitudes

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Maha A Ahmed
Haraa S Mohammed-Salih
Yassir A Yassir
Hikmat J Al-Judy

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Background: Biologically active substances, such as Cathepsin B (CAB) which is a lysosomalcystein protease may be involved in periodontal metabolism in the degradation of organic bone matrix containing collagen fibers in response to mechanical stress from orthodontic appliance. The aims of study were to determine and compare salivary levels of CAB, pH as well as clinical periodontal parameters (Plaque index PLI and gingival index GI) with different orthodontic force magnitudes at different time intervals.
Materials and methods: A twenty-four patients (both gender) with age range (17-23) years had Angle's Class II division 1 malocclusion with GI >0.5 enrolled in this study. The level of salivary CAB and pH, in addition to the clinical periodontal parameters (PLI and GI) were measured before (baseline), 1 hour (1H), 1 day (1D), 1week (1W), 2 weeks (2W) and 3 weeks (3W) after fixed orthodontic appliance placement with different forces applied to the teeth (F1 (40 gm), F2 (60 gm) and F3 (80 gm)).
Results: The highest mean concentration of salivary CAB was (12.057) at F1 in 1D visit with highly significant differences among the visits as well as among the forces (p≤0.05). Weak correlations were revealed between all pairs of forces as well as between each visit with the baseline visit about salivary CAB except the strong negative correlations between F1 with F3 at 3W and baseline with 3W visits at F3. Maintenance of good oral hygiene during the study period demonstrated that the highest mean values of PLI and GI were (0.2) and (0.25) respectively, in addition to the non-significant differences regarding pH among the visits.
Conclusion: The concentration of salivary CAB was increased following fixed orthodontic appliance insertion. The very light continuous orthodontic force could produce significant increase of this enzyme activity and give enough effectiveness to produce tooth movement as compared to the higher forces.

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Ahmed MA, Mohammed-Salih HS, Yassir YA, Al-Judy HJ. Time-related salivary cathepsin B levels and periodontal status in different orthodontic force magnitudes. J Bagh Coll Dent [Internet]. 2015 Jun. 15 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];27(2):115-22. Available from: https://jbcd.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/jbcd/article/view/722
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontics

How to Cite

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Ahmed MA, Mohammed-Salih HS, Yassir YA, Al-Judy HJ. Time-related salivary cathepsin B levels and periodontal status in different orthodontic force magnitudes. J Bagh Coll Dent [Internet]. 2015 Jun. 15 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];27(2):115-22. Available from: https://jbcd.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/jbcd/article/view/722

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