Salivary pH and oral health of Brazilian para-athletes: Saliva and oral health of para-athletes.

This study aimed to investigate the association of the salivary pH and parameters of oral health in Brazilian para-athletes. The sample was composed of 271 Brazilian para-athletes (147 athletics, 61 powerlifting, and 63 swimming); mean age was 31.2 ± 11.7 years. Data collected during anamnesis, clinical examination, and saliva collection revealed that salivary pH was different among sports (p = .01) and tends to decrease as age and body mass index (BMI) increase (p = .026, .027, respectively). The mean decay missing filled teeth was 8.8 (±0.57), but there is no correlation with salivary pH (R2  = -0.0852; CI 95%, -0.215-0.047; p = .194) as habits of grinding, clenching teeth, or bruxism was not associated with salivary pH (p = .317, .932, and .444, respectively). Regarding breathing, para-athletes that have buccal breathing had significantly higher salivary pH (p = .04). This data were confirmed by multiple logistic regression (p = .05). Open bite, lip seal, geographic or fissured tongue also were not associated with variation of salivary pH (p > .05). This study provided evidence of an association between salivary pH with age, BMI, type of breathing, and type of sport practiced by the para-athletes. © 2021 Special Care Dentistry Association and Wiley Periodicals LLC.

Citation

João Armando Brancher, Fernanda Morodome, Isabela Ribeiro Madalena, Caio Luiz Bittecourt Reis, Rodrigo Von Held, Lívia Azeredo Alves Antunes, Ciro Winckler, Fabiano Salgueirosa, Zair Candido Oliveira Neto, Carmen Lucia Muller Storrer, Erika Calvano Küchler, Leonardo Santos Antunes. Salivary pH and oral health of Brazilian para-athletes: Saliva and oral health of para-athletes. Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry. 2021 Jul;41(4):505-511

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PMID: 33749857

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