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Estimation of superoxide dismutase levels in saliva and gingival crevicular fluid among smokers and non-smokers in periodontitis patients - An Observational Study

BACKGROUND: Smoking, which is an important risk factor for periodontitis, induces oxidative stress in the body and causes an imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidants, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD). The present study was done to quantify and compare the level of SOD enzym...

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Autores principales: Ramesh, K. S. V., Swetha, P., Mohan Kumar, P., Sruthima, N. V. S., Naresh Kumar, C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6737800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31543565
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/nmj.NMJ_56_19