Gingival Inflammation and Salivary or Serum Granulocyte-Secreted Enzymes in Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2017
Yazarlar: Aliye AKCALI, Nagihan Bostanci, Özgün ÖZÇAKA YÜKSEL, Pınar MERİÇ KANTAR, Banu Ozturk-Ceyhan, Taina Tervahartiala, Heidi Husu, Nurcan Gülsüm BUDUNELİ, Timo Sorsa, Georgios N. Belibasakis
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2017, cilt 88, ss 1145-1152
Özet
Background: The objective of this cross-sectional study is to investigate levels of salivary and serum matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9, myeloperoxidase (MPO), neutrophil elastase (NE), and MMP-9/tissue inhibitor of MMP-1 (TIMP)-1 ratio in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and systemically healthy controls in the presence or absence of gingivitis.