Open AccessImpact of orthodontic retainers on periodontal health status assessed by biomarkers in gingival crevicular fluid
Author(s) -
Wellington J. Rody,
Hengameh Akhlaghi,
Sercan Akyalçın,
William A. Wiltshire,
Manjula Wijegunasinghe,
Getúlio Nogueira Filho
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the angle orthodontist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1945-7103
pISSN - 0003-3219
DOI - 10.2319/011011-15.1
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , premolar , incisor , gingivitis , gingival inflammation , orthodontics , maxillary central incisor , clinical attachment loss , bleeding on probing , periodontal disease , molar
To evaluate whether biomarkers of inflammation and periodontal remodeling are differentially expressed in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of patients wearing different types of orthodontic retainers.
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