Evaluation and Comparison of Cortisol Levels in Saliva and Hair among Dental Students

Cortisol has frequently been used as a stress marker, and the variation in cortisol levels saliva hair, well between males females, reported. This study aimed to evaluate compare level of hair among dental students both genders. After giving written agreement, 151 (79 72 females) participated study. Saliva samples were collected at two time intervals with gap three months from same set participants. utilized measure using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Each participant’s salivary demographic information, including age gender, recorded. To examine group comparisons, two-tailed Student’s t-tests (α < 0.05). The comparisons showed significant difference (p 0.05) intervals. Genderwise cortisol’s differences for male students, while, female non-significant > Comparisons specimen collections different indicated substantial variations = 0.000). Results confirm samples. concentrations times points varied. Significant found. selected subjects’