Salivary stimulatory effect of novel low level transcutaneous electro neurostimulator in geriatric patients with xerostomia

Table 4 Comparison of Pre-interventional (Baseline) and Post-Interventional (12th week) Salivary analytes in common systemic illnesses. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.001

Systemic illness	Parameter	Mean ± Sem
Systemic illness	Parameter	Pre-Interventional Saliva (Baseline)	Post-Interventional Saliva (12^th week)
No illness	pH	6.97 ± 0.12	6.88 ± 0.13
	FRAP (μg/mL)	28.80 ± 0.34	30.75 ± 0.78*
	Viscosity (cP)	1.10 ± 0.02	1.03 ± 0.02
	Cortisol (μg/mL)	10.45 ± 1.19	8.56 ± 0.94**
	Total Protein (μg/mL)	3.30 ± 0.19	3.47 ± 0.17
	Microbial culture "SM" (CFU/ml)	26.36 ± 0.40	22.70 ± 0.35*
	Microbial culture "L" (CFU/ml)	20.79 ± 0.26	16.54 ± 0.21**
Diabetes	pH	7.16 ± 0.16	6.78 ± 0.15*
	FRAP(μg/mL)	30.47 ± 0.24	32.01 ± 0.75
	Viscosity(cP)	1.122 ± 0.04	1.05 ± 0.03
	Cortisol(μg/mL)	9.48 ± 1.9	5.80 ± 1.30**
	Total Protein(μg/mL)	3.41 ± 0.5	3.24 ± 0.28
	Microbial culture "SM" (CFU/ml)	12.33 ± 0.37	11.83 ± 0.34
	Microbial culture "L" (CFU/ml)	13.56 ± 0.19	9.67 ± 0.27
Hypertension	pH	6.92 ± 0.10	6.79 ± 0.09
	FRAP(μg/mL)	29.29 ± 0.69	28.98 ± 1.02
	Viscosity(cP)	1.06 ± 0.03	1.01 ± 0.02
	Cortisol(μg/mL)	12.60 ± 1.04	10..22 ± 0.92*
	Total Protein(μg/mL)	2.65 ± 0.32	2.99 ± 0.22
	Microbial culture "SM" (CFU/ml)	28.88 ± 0.75	25.96 ± 0.69
	Microbial culture "L" (CFU/ml)	24.33 ± 0.49	19.88 ± 0.40*
Diabetes & Hypertension	pH	6.96 ± 0.15	6.96 ± 0.15
	FRAP (μg/mL)	29.00 ± 0.44	29.91 ± 0.14
	Viscosity (cP)	1.10 ± 0.03	1.06 ± 0.02
	Cortisol (μg/mL)	9.65 ± 0.79	6.86 ± 0.12**
	Total Protein (μg/mL)	3.09 ± 0.57	3.20 ± 0.59
	Microbial culture "SM" (CFU/ml)	19.83 ± 0.36	17.14 ± 0.31
	Microbial culture "L"(CFU/ml)	21.03 ± 0.39	15.79 ± 0.29

FRAP Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power, SM Streptococcus mutans, L Lactobacillus count, CFU Colony Forming Unit, cP Unit of viscosity, ml Millilitre, μg Microgram
^*p < 0.05 and **p < 0.001. Mean ± Sem (Standard Error of mean)

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