EVALUATION AND COMPARISON OF TOTAL ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY OF SALIVA IN PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS PATIENT

Background: Saliva despite being rich in ions, proteins, and antibodies also contains antioxidants: ascorbic acid, uric albumin, enzymes, which play an important role against oxidative stresses (OS) that causes oral cavity diseases like periodontitis. The aim of study is to analyze compare the total antioxidant capacity saliva between chronic periodontitis patients (at baseline after therapy) healthy non-chronic (control group) addition comparing periodontal measurements such as gingival index, pocket depth clinical attachment loss among at one month from treatment.