Oral parasites Entamoeba. gingivalis and Trichomonas. tenax in smokers and their effect on some biochemical parameters

Oral parasites Entamoeba. gingivalis and Trichomonas. tenax are eukaryotic protozoa that colonize the oral cavity. Oral parasites live in the oral cavity and are often observed in the periodontal pockets of humans and pets. The current study was conducted from November 2023 until March 2024 to investigate infection with the oral parasite Entamoeba. gingivalis and Trichomonas. tenax in the city of Samarra. The number of samples examined was 100 blood samples and 30 control blood samples taken from male smokers only and for different age groups from (15 to 65) years. They were collected from Samarra Hospital and external laboratories. The samples were examined using the direct smear method and the method of preparing wet slides in the hospital laboratories and laboratories. External examination to confirm the presence of Entamoeba oral parasites. gingivalis and Trichomonas. tenax. The results showed significant differences in the amylase percentage, where the infection percentage was (6.55 + 31.08) and the control percentage was (4.88 + 14.57). There was a decrease in the glutathione level at the 95% significant level, where the average infection percentage in infected people was (5.98 + 14.14). The average percentage of infection in the control group was (7.87 + 30.78). There was an increase in the level of Lactate Dehydrogenase in the infected samples, as the average percentage of the infected samples was (3.06 + 14.33), while the average of the control samples was (1.82 + 6.88), while the level of Malone dialdehyde was there A significant increase, as the average percentage of the infected samples was (92.5 + 578.4), while the average of the control samples was (53.6 + 153.4). There was an increase in the average level of oxidative stress in the group infected with oral parasites, and the percentage was (4.77 + 29.39), while the average of the control group was (4.14). + 13.01).