Plasma osteoprotegerin levels are decreased in smoker chronic periodontitis patients
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2010
Yazarlar: Özgün ÖZÇAKA YÜKSEL, Ayşe NALBANTSOY, Timur KÖSE, Nurcan Gülsüm BUDUNELİ
AUSTRALIAN DENTAL JOURNAL, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2010, cilt 55, ss 405-410
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2010.01261.x
Özet
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate plasma levels of soluble receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (sRANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) in smoker versus non-smoker chronic periodontitis patients.