Biochemical Analysis of Three Biological Fluids and its Response to Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy in Pre and Postmenopausal Women with Periodontitis.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Periodontitis is a common chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the destruction of the supporting structures of the teeth. The stages of menopause also worsen inflammatory condition. Biomarkers from biological fluids can be used as a diagnostic indicator to correlate these two conditions of present and future disease activity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the neopterin levels in three biological fluids obtained from pre- and postmenopausal women with periodontitis following non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT, that is, scaling). METHODS:This was a cross-sectional interventional study. Thirty women, aged 40-60 years, with periodontitis were selected according to their menstrual history. They were divided into the pre- and postmenopausal groups, with eac

SUBMITTER: Prasanna JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6952703 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature