Total proteoglycan and chondroitin-4-sulfate levels in gingiva of patients with various types of periodontitis
Articles > Article · 2004
Authors: S VARDAR, H BAYLAS, Figen ZİHNİOĞLU, G ERNINGIL, N BUDUNEH, FATMA GÜL ATİLLA
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2004, vol 75, pp 393-398
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2004.75.3.393
Summary
Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the total proteoglycan (PG) and chondroitin-4-sulfate (C4S) levels in gingival tissue samples obtained from patients with aggressive periodontitis (AgP) and chronic periodontitis (CP) before therapy (baseline) and 1 month after completion of non-surgical periodontal therapy.