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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · European Journal of General Dentistry 2021; 10(03): 135-138
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1736375
Original Article

Salivary Atopy Biomarkers in Patients with Geographic Tongue

Leila Farhad-Mollashahi
1   Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
,
Zohreh Dalirsani 
1   Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
,
Marieh Honarmand
2   Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
,
Saeedeh Salimi
3   Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
,
Soudeh Shahabi Nezhad
4   General Dentist, Zahedan, Iran
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Abstract

Objectives Geographic tongue is the mucositis of the dorsal surface of the tongue with no definite etiology, although it may be associated with atopic conditions. In this study, the salivary immunoglobulin E (IgE) and eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP) levels were assessed in patients with geographic tongue to examine the relationship between this condition and allergy-related biomarkers.

Materials and Methods In this case-control study, unstimulated saliva was collected from 45 geographic tongue patients and 45 controls, and the salivary IgE and ECP levels were assessed. The data were analyzed with SPSS 20.0 using the Mann–Whitney test with a significance level of p < 0.05.

Results The salivary IgE level in the case and control groups was 123.76 ± 8.1 and 74.34 ± 6.2 IU/mL, respectively, and the salivary ECP level was 9.4 ± 6.0 and 7.6 ± 3.2 ng/mL, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of salivary IgE (p = 0.007) and ECP (p = 0.001) levels.

Conclusion Salivary IgE and ECP levels increase in patients with geographic tongue. They can, therefore, be used for the initial diagnostic workup and to investigate the possible association of geographic tongue with allergic reactions.

Keywords

Geographic tongue - immunoglobulin E - eosinophil cationic protein - saliva - atopy


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25. Oktober 2021

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