Nickel accumulation in saliva and urine post orthodontic fixed appliance treatment in Malay population / Nadia Izyan Muhamad Sabri, Indah Yuri Noviaranny and Jamil Ahsan Kazi

• Main Authors: Muhamad Sabri, Nadia Izyan, Noviaranny, Indah Yuri, Kazi, Jamil Ahsan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2024
• Subjects: Orthodontics; Preventive dentistry
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/93472/1/93472.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/93472/; https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/corals/index
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Objective: Prolonged nickel exposure, even in low amounts, is cytotoxic, genotoxic and carcinogenic. The study aims to evaluate the salivary and urinary nickel levels post-orthodontic fixed appliance treatment. Materials and Methods: Saliva and urine samples of fourteen orthodontic patients were ta...