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1. Vučičević-Boras V, Zadro R, Cekić-Arambašin A, Devčić T, Zjača K. Salivary Peroxidase Levels in Patient With Oral Lichen Planus. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2003;37(3):387-8.
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   Title in English:	Salivary Peroxidase Levels in Patient With Oral Lichen Planus
   Title in Croatian:	Vrijednosti salivarne peroksidaze u bolesnika s oralnim lihen planusom
   Type of Article:	congress abstract
   MeSH:	PEROXIDASE LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL + diagnosis
   Abstract:	Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory disease whose etiology has not yet been identified. It is characterizied by immunoreactivity directed against basal keratinocytes and mediated by T-lymphocytes. In health, salivary peroxidase together with other salivary antimicrobial enzymes maintains the ecological balance in theoral cavity.The aim of this study was to evaluate salivary peroxidase levels in patients with OLP. In 30 patients with OLP, salivary peroxidase levels in whole unstimulated saliva were determined and compared to 28 healthy controls. Each participant collected saliva using the simple method of spitting while sitting unstimulated whole saliva intocalibrated tubes during five minutes between 8-11 A.M. Salivary samples were then centrifuged on 800 turns during ten minutes and supernatans were frozen at -70°C until analysis. Salivary peroxidase levels were determined according to Putter and Becker. Statistical analysis was performed using Student t-tes and p-values below 0.05were considered statistically significant. No significant differnces between patients with OLP and controls in salivary flow rate, as well as in salivary peroxidase levels were found. We can conclude that salivary peroxidase levels in patients with OLP did not have an impact on changes seen in the oral cavity of these patients.

2. Vučićević-Boras V, Topić B, Cekić-Arambašin A, Stavljenić-Rukavina A, Zadro R, Devčić T. Measurement of Salivary Peroxidase Values in Unstimulated and Stimulated Whole Saliva in a Dental Student Population. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2001;35(3):353-9.
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   Title in English:	Measurement of Salivary Peroxidase Values in Unstimulated and Stimulated Whole Saliva in a Dental Student Population
   Title in Croatian:	Vrijednosti salivarne peroksidaze u nestimuliranoj i stimuliranoj ukupnoj slini u studenata stomatologije.
   Type of Article:	original scientific paper
   MeSH:	SALIVA + physiology PEROXIDASE
   Abstract:	In 28 young, healthy individuals the quantity of salivary peroxidase was determined with the aim of evaluating normal ranges for salivary peroxidase, to determine whether any differences in SP values between unstimulated and stimulated whole saliva exist and to find any possible differences between sexes.We can conclude that no statistically significant differences between salivary peroxidase values in unstimulated and stimulated whole saliva were found. No statistically significant differences were found between female and male individuals in salivary peroxidase values, either in unstimulated or stimulated whole saliva.