Salivary ascorbic acid levels in betel quid chewers: A biochemical study

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Abstract

Background:

Quid chewing practice has been a part of our tradition since centuries with little known evidence of oral cancer. However, recent trends show a rise in occurrence of oral cancer often associated with tobacco and arecanut usage. Ascorbic acid is an important salivary antioxidant. Betel leaf which is used in quid is known to contain ascorbic acid.

Aim:

The aim of our study was to assess the salivary levels of ascorbic acid in traditional quid chewers so as to determine whether the betel leaf has protective antioxidant action.

Materials and Methods:

Salivary ascorbic acid levels of 60 subjects were estimated using the Dinitrophenyl hydrazine method.

Results:

The results revealed that quid chewers who used betel leaf had higher salivary ascorbic acid content compared to nonbetel leaf quid chewers. This could possibly be due to the protective antioxidants in the betel leaf.

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Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): South Asian J Cancer

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): South Asian J Cancer

Journal ID (publisher-id): South Asian J Cancer

Title: South Asian Journal of Cancer

Publisher: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd (India )

ISSN (Print): 2278-330X

ISSN (Electronic): 2278-4306

Publication date (Print): Jul-Sep 2013

Volume: 2

Issue: 3

Pages: 142-144

Affiliations

[1]Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Science, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

[1 ]Department of Biochemistry, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

[2 ]Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Science, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

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Correspondence to: Dr. Shishir Ram Shetty, E-mail: drshishirshettyomr@ 123456yahoo.com

Article

Publisher ID: SAJC-2-142

DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.114127

PMC ID: 3892526

SO-VID: 43a8a57c-fe94-422c-b308-4c2170bfc302

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This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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