Radicals, Vitamin C and Periodontopathies

Czech version

Authors: J. Podhradský
Authors‘ workplace: Ústav lekárskej chémie, biochémie a klinickej biochémie LF UKo, Bratislava, Slovenská republika, vedúci ústavu prof. RNDr. J. Čárský, CSc.
Published in: Česká stomatologie / Praktické zubní lékařství, ročník , 1999, 1, s. 19-22
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Overview

Oxygen radicals play an important part in the etiopathogenesis of inflammatorydiseases of the periodontal tissue. For the health of the periodontium therefore a normal leveland function of the physiological antioxidant system controlling radical formation is essential.Part of the antioxidant system is also vitamin C which participates in the detoxication ofradicals and thus contributes also to the minimalization of tissue destruction, initiated byincreased radical formation associated with the development of periodontopathies. In case ofdeficiency of the antioxidant system irreversible changes develop on the periodontium, thesechanges being associated with the morphological, functional and clinical picture of periodonto-pathies.

Key words:
oxygen radicals – lipid peroxidation – antioxidant system – ascorbic acid –etiopathogenesis – periodontopathy

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