Association of thalassemia major and gingival inflammation: A pilot study
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2016
Yazarlar: Pınar MERİÇ KANTAR, Selda Kahraman-Ceneli, Aliye AKCALI, Timo Sorsa, Taina Tervahartiala, Nurcan Gülsüm BUDUNELİ, Özgün ÖZÇAKA YÜKSEL
Archives of Oral Biology, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Wos, 2016, cilt 64, ss 80-84
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2015.12.008
Özet
Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the relationship between thalassemia major (TM) and gingival inflammation through the salivary, serum, and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-8, MMP-9 and tissue inhibitor of MMP (TIMP)-1.