Correlation between Oral Hygiene and IL-6 in Children

Roberto Lo Giudice; Angela Militi; Fabiana Nicita; Giancarlo Bruno; Cristina Tamà; Fabrizio Lo Giudice; Francesco Puleio; Fabrizio Calapai; Carmen Mannucci

doi:10.3390/dj8030091

Correlation between Oral Hygiene and IL-6 in Children

Dent J (Basel). 2020 Aug 11;8(3):91. doi: 10.3390/dj8030091.

Authors

Roberto Lo Giudice¹, Angela Militi², Fabiana Nicita², Giancarlo Bruno², Cristina Tamà², Fabrizio Lo Giudice², Francesco Puleio², Fabrizio Calapai², Carmen Mannucci²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98100 Messina, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, 98100 Messina, Italy.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between marginal gingivitis, oral hygiene parameters, and interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels in gingival crevicular fluid of 40 children. The marginal periodontal pathology was evaluated by gingival index (GI). The status of oral hygiene was estimated by using patient hygiene performance (PHP), brushing frequency (BF), and plaque index (PI). IL-6 levels in gingival crevicular fluid were measured to evaluate the inflammation in marginal gingiva. PHP score showed a significant correlation with GI, BF, and PI. The groups based on PHP ranges were significantly related to IL-6 concentration in crevicular fluid.

Keywords: Interleukin; gingival index; oral hygiene plaque index; tooth brushing.