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The diagnostic and prognostic implications of silver-binding nucleolar organizer regions in periodontal lesions

Author(s) -

KL Vandana,

Mini Saluja

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

indian journal of dental research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1998-3603

pISSN - 0970-9290

DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.38930

Subject(s) - nucleolus organizer region , gingivitis , medicine , pathology , biopsy , silver stain , staining , nucleolar organizer region , dentistry , nucleolus , nucleus , psychiatry

The periodontal lesions with cellular proliferation can be assessed by various methods. One of the most recent methods to determine the proliferative activity is silver-staining nucleolar organizer region (AgNOR) staining. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate, if AgNOR count can act as a proliferative marker and can aid in the diagnosis and prognosis of periodontal lesions.

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