Open Access<p>The effect of Phase 1 periodontal treatment on the salivary RANKL/OPG ratio in severe chronic periodontitis</p>
Author(s) -
Somaye Ansari Moghadam,
S A Sarani,
Ebrahim Alijani,
Alireza Ansari Moghadam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.518
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1179-1357
DOI - 10.2147/ccide.s199680
Subject(s) - medicine , rankl , chronic periodontitis , gastroenterology , periodontitis , saliva , dentistry , periodontal disease , receptor , activator (genetics)
RANKL and OPG play an important role in bone resorption. TheR A N K LO P Gratio increases in periodontal disease. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Phase 1 periodontal treatment on the salivaryR A N K LO P Gratio in patients with severe chronic periodontitis.