Comparison of Salivary Antioxidants in Healthy Smoking and Non-smoking Men.docVIP

Original Article 607 Comparison of Salivary Antioxidants in Healthy Smoking and Non-smoking Men Hamid-reza Abdolsamadi, DDS; Mohammad-taghi Goodarzi1, MD, PhD; Hamed Mortazavi2, DDS; Maryam Robati3, DDS; Fatemeh Ahmadi-Motemayel, DDS Background: Tobacco use is known as a serious global public health problem, and is also an important risk factor for oral diseases. Saliva is the first biological medi- um encountered during inhalation of cigarette smoke. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to compare the levels of salivary antioxidants between healthy smoking and non-smoking