Open AccessSalivary TNF-alpha: A potential marker of periodontal destruction
Author(s) -
Pritma Singh,
Narender Dev Gupta,
Afshan Bey,
Saif Khan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.134566
Subject(s) - medicine , saliva , periodontitis , chronic periodontitis , gastroenterology , clinical attachment loss , group a , gingival and periodontal pocket , dentistry , tumor necrosis factor alpha , group b , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
(1) To evaluate the effect of type 2 diabetes mellitus on salivary TNF-α level in chronic periodontitis. (2) To evaluate the effect of smoking on salivary TNF-α level in chronic periodontitis. (3) To compare and correlate TNF-α level with the healthy individuals.