Is There an Interaction Between Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Gingival Inflammation?
Articles > Article · 2012
Authors: Özgün ÖZÇAKA YÜKSEL, Banu Ozturk Ceyhan, Aliye AKCALI, Nurgun BİÇAKCİ, David F. Lappin, Nurcan Gülsüm BUDUNELİ
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2012, vol 83, pp 1529-1537
Summary
Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF), saliva, and serum concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), TNF-alpha receptor-1 (TNF-alpha R1), TNF-alpha R2, and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in non-obese females with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and either clinically healthy periodontium or gingivitis.