Salivary flow rate and exfoliative cytology of smokers with comparition to controls

Aim:To evaluate the salivary flow rate and exfoliative cytology of smokers with comparison to controls.
Objective: To compare and measure the salivary flow rates and exfoliative cytology of patients having smoking habit.
Background: Men that smoke present significantly higher stimulated SF than non-smoking men.The irritating effect of tobacco increases glandular excretion,and nicotine causes severe morphologic and functional alterations in the salivary glands. Change in the resting whole-mouth salivary flow rate (SFR) plays a significant role in pathogenesis of various oral conditions. Factors such as smoking may affect SFR as well as the oral and dental health. The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effect of smoking on SFR, and oral and dental health.
Reason: Saliva represents an increasingly useful auxiliary means of diagnosis. The main factor affecting salivary composition is the flow index which varies in accordance with the type, intensity, and duration of the stimulus.here the stimulus is tobacco.