Effect of Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy on Superoxide Dismutase Levels in Gingival Tissues of Chronic Periodontitis Patients: A Clinical and Spectophotometric Analysis

BACKGROUND: Superoxide dismutase (SOD), an antioxidant acting against superoxide (oxygen radical, O(2)(.-)), it is released in inflammatory pathways and causes connective tissue breakdown. Increased SOD activity in inflamed gingiva may indicate increased O(2)(.-) radical generation by neutrophils an...

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Autores principales: Sukhtankar, Laxmi, Kulloli, Anita, Kathariya, Rahul, Shetty, Sharad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: IOS Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3809744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23478273
http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/DMA-130978

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