Effect of an Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field on the Concentration of Salivary Immunoglobulin A

Piotr Skomro, Danuta Lietz-Kijak, Olga Bogdziewicz-Wałęsa and Joanna Janiszewska-Olszowska
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Piotr Skomro: Department of Propaedeutic, Physical Diagnostics and Dental Physiotherapy, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Al. Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
Danuta Lietz-Kijak: Department of Propaedeutic, Physical Diagnostics and Dental Physiotherapy, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Al. Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
Olga Bogdziewicz-Wałęsa: Department of Propaedeutic, Physical Diagnostics and Dental Physiotherapy, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Al. Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
Joanna Janiszewska-Olszowska: Department of Interdisciplinary Dentistry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Al. Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 10, 1-9

Abstract: Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field (ELF MF) therapy is effective in the treatment of injury, inflammation and postoperative complications. Its clinical applications relate to bone unification, pain reduction, soft tissue oedema and the decrease of electric potentials in the oral cavity. It enhances regeneration of periapical bone lesions. It is obvious that cells (leukocytes, platelets, keratinocytes, osteoblasts) and proteins (fibrin, collagen, elastin and growth factors) exhibit alterations when exposed to an Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of an Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field (ELF MF) on the parotid gland on the concentration of salivary immunoglobulin A. The study group consisted of 24 patients, aged 14–16, who underwent ELF MF on the parotid gland region. The control group comprised 25 matching persons. The IgA concentration in saliva samples was established using radial immunodiffusion. Following ELF MF, a statistically significant increase in the concentration of secretory immunoglobulin A was found in the study group, whereas in the control group, no statistically significant differences were noted. It can be concluded that an Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field increases the activity of the immune system of the parotid gland.

Keywords: Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field; immunity; Viofor JPS device; saliva; IgA; parotid gland; probiotics; postbiotics; paraprobiotics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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