[The effect of toxic components in tobacco smoke on the fatty acid profile of dental pulp].

The aim of the present study was to characterize fatty acid profile of dental pulp in non-smokers' and tobacco-smokers' with acute serous pulpitis. The fatty acid composition in the pulp of molars, pre-molars and chisel tooth in 80 tobacco-smokers and 60 non-smokers were analyzed by Gas-Chromatography with glass capillary colums. Linolic acid was revealed in both - tobacco-smokers and non-smokers; the concentration of linolic acid in tooth pulp of non-smokers was significantly higher. Non-smokers' tooth pulp contained linolic, linolenic and arachidonic acids; tobacco-smokers' - only linolic acid. The linolenic and arachidonic acids in pulp of tobacco-smokers were not discovered.