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RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROBIOLOGY
Volume 209, Issue -, Pages 91-94Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2014.10.007
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Oral cavity; Oxidative stress; Oral pathology
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- Rappaport Institute
- Krol Foundation of Barnegat, NJ
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Oxidative stress (OS), an imbalance in the oxidant-antioxidant equilibrium, is thought to be involved in the development of many seemingly unrelated diseases. Oral cavity tissues are a unique environment constantly exposed to internal and external compounds and material hazards as almost no other part of the human body. Some of the compounds are capable of generating OS. Here, the main groups of endogenous as well as exogenous OS sources are presented, followed by their oxidative effect on the salivary contents and function. The oxidative mechanisms in oral cells and their pathologic influence are also discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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