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Evaluation of melatonin levels in saliva in gingivitis and periodontitis cases: A pilot study

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the melatonin levels in saliva in gingivitis and periodontitis cases. BACKGROUND: Melatonin has strong antioxidant, free radical scavenging, and immunomodulating properties, acts on osteoblasts directly to stimulate cell proliferation and synthesis of Type I collagen, and prom...

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Autores principales: Lodhi, Karuna, Saimbi, Charanjit Singh, Khan, Mohammad Akhlaq, Nath, Chandishwar, Shukla, Rakesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5141668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27994421
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-237X.194115