Document Type : Short Communication
Authors
1 Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry & Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
2 Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Afzalipour School of Medicine & Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
3 Assistant Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
4 Assistant Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
5 Resident of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Background & Aims: Sever early childhood caries (SECC) is a multifactor common disease that unfortunately there have been a lot of unknown points about it. This study was performed to compare the levels of total S-IgA in children with and without SECC. Methods: In this cross-sectional study 44 children aged 6-24 months were divided into two groups of with SECC (n=20) and without SECC (n=24). The two groups were compared for the concentration of S-IgA assessed with Nephlometric method. The obtained data were analyzed by using t-test and through SPSS 15 software. Results: Mean saliva concentration of S-IgA in children with SECC (18.30 mg/dl) was higher than that in children without SECC (9.46 mg/dl) and this difference was statistically Significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: According to this study, the hypothesis of lower levels of S-IgA in children with SECC might be rejected.
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