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application/pdf en text Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-08-01 The student, Kennedy Campbell, accepted the attached license on 2025-06-26 at 14:15. The student, Kennedy Campbell, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2025-06-26 at 16:44. This Thesis was approved for publication on 2025-06-30 at 10:07. DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #22372 on 2025-10-21 at 10:05:35 Examining the social determinants of oral health using self-reported oral health measures and salivary biomarkers Campbell, Kennedy 2025-06-30 Riis, Jenna L. Salivary Biomarkers Self-reported Oral Health Oral Health Measures eng Oral health is an important public health issue, as oral diseases affect millions of Americans. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the association between self-reported oral health, salivary biomarkers, and the social determinants of health (SDOH). This study uses a fully remote design with a non-invasive approach to assess oral health. Evaluating the effects of the social determinants of health is crucial to understanding the non-medical factors that may influence oral health outcomes, especially for marginalized communities affected by health disparities. This study utilized a cross-sectional design with 52 healthy adult participants across the United States. Participants provided saliva samples on three days and completed self-reported questionnaires. Biomarkers examined in this study included salivary IL-1β, IL-6, C-Reactive Protein, IgG, MMP-8, and transferrin concentrations. Key results of this study showed that MMP-8 had the strongest associations with self-reported teeth and gum health with higher concentrations associated with worse health, and IL-1β, IgG, and transferrin showed similar moderate associations. There were more significant associations between the SDOH and the self-reported oral health measures than the biomarker concentrations. Perceived stress, everyday discrimination, and air quality were statistically significantly associated with self-reported oral health. Education was statistically significant with self-reported teeth problems. IL-6 was significantly associated with neighborhood deprivation. This study provides a scalable approach for comprehensive investigations of oral health with future practice and policy implications. 2025-08 Text https://hdl.handle.net/2142/130014 Copyright 2025 Kennedy Campbell Health and Kinesiology Community Health University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign M.S. Thesis