ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE OF MOBILE PHONES WITH SALIVARY SECRETION RATE AND SALIVARY C- REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP)

Mobile phone radiation is a major public health concern. This study aimed to
determine if a quantitive relation could be found between specific absorption rate (SAR) and salivary
volume and C-reactive protein (CRP)
Material & Methods: Unstimulated whole salivary samples of 310 mobile phone users were collected.
Mobile phones were categorized into three groups according to their SAR values. The samples were
analyzed for probable correlation of volume and CRP content with SAR values.
Results: No statistically significant relation was found between SAR value and the volume of saliva
(p>0.05). On the other hand, a statistically significant relation (p>0.01) was found between categories
of SAR and salivary CRP
Conclusion: Mobile phone radiation does not affect the salivary volume. Salivary CRP content
increases predictably as SAR of the mobile increases