Evaluation of Salivary Elastase in Salvia of Chronic Periodontitis Patients Referred to Dentistry Faculty of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences before and after of Scaling and Root Planing

The traditional diagnosis methods have been considered efficient to distinguish between active and non-active states of Periodontitis. These indicators will provide information about the severity and extent of disease rather than on the current activity of the disease. The present study was a guideline to determinate the effect of elastaese in salvia before and after treatment of periodontal disease.
This clinical trial study was performed on the chronic periodontitis. Full-mouth bleeding on probing (BOP)¡ probing depth (PD)¡ Plaque index (PI)¡ clinical attachment loss (CAL) and salivary elastase were recorded from all patients before and after six weeks of treatment (first phase of periodontal therapy). The levels of elastase were determined by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
The results demonstrated significant differences in the above mentioned clinical parameters and levels of salivary IL-8 among study groups (PThe levels of elastase in saliva before treatment were higher than post treatment. Therefore¡ periodontal disease seems to be related to higher levels of elastase in saliva.