Estimation of Immunological and Nutritional Markers in Smokeless Tobacco Users and Oral Submucous Fibrosis
Abstract
In a case-control design, 25 clinically diagnosed OSMF patients and 25 chronic smokeless-tobacco chewers without oral lesions werecompared. Venous blood and unstimulated saliva samples were collected after informed consent. Serum and salivary IgG and IgA were measured using standard immunoassays (immunoturbidimetry), while total serum protein and haemoglobin were determined by spectrophotometric methods. Group differences were evaluated by appropriate statistical test (t-test
Fields of Study & Subjects
Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
Smoking Behavior and Cessation
Publication details
- Journal / source
- International Journal of Medical Science and Diagnosis Research
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 11–18
- Publication date
- 8 January 2026