Salivary Nitric Oxide Levels in Adults with Different DMFT Scores in a Selected Iranian Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Objectives: Due to the emphasis on the protective and antimicrobial role of Nitric Oxide against gas-trointestinal diseases, investigating its relationship with dental caries is a right topic. Therefore, this research has investigated the amount of saliva Nitric Oxide in different volumes of DMFT indicator in adults. Material and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study, 80 participants (20-35 years old), without a history of systemic disease and drug use participated as research sam-ples, (53.8% of the participants in the study were women). Participants were selected from patients who had visited dental Department. The participants were divided in four groups based on DMFT (DMFT=0, 1≤DMFT≤3, 3