Association of thalassemia major and gingival inflammation: A pilot study
Articles > Article · 2016
Authors: Pınar MERİÇ KANTAR, Selda Kahraman-Ceneli, Aliye AKCALI, Timo Sorsa, Taina Tervahartiala, Nurcan Gülsüm BUDUNELİ, Özgün ÖZÇAKA YÜKSEL
Archives of Oral Biology, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2016, vol 64, pp 80-84
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2015.12.008
Summary
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.