Clinical Trial: Effect of Nonsurgical Periodontal Treatment on Apelin and Oxidative Stress Levels
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Periodontitis
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Evaluation of the Effects of Nonsurgical Periodontal Treatment on Apelin and Oxidative Stress Levels in Individuals With Periodontitis
Brief Summary:
Periodontitis is a multifactorial, chronic inflammatory disease triggered by microorganisms in the dental biofilm.The limited data of clinical periodontal measurements in the diagnosis of periodontitis have led to the search for more reliable biomarkers that can be used in the diagnosis and follow-up of periodontal diseases.Apelin is another adipokine that has been investigated in a small number of studies so far; its receptor (apelin reseptor (APJ)) was first identified in 1993 and later isolated as a molecule in…
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