Open AccessEffect of initial periodontal therapy on salivary trefoil factor (TFF3) in otherwise healthy patients with gingivitis and chronic periodontitis
Author(s) -
Devika Meesala,
Gautami S Penmetsa,
C D Dwarakanath,
Ravikanth Manyam
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/ccd.ccd_665_17
Subject(s) - gingivitis , medicine , periodontitis , chronic periodontitis , biomarker , saliva , dentistry , gastroenterology , trefoil , aggressive periodontitis , biochemistry , chemistry , archaeology , history
The search for an ideal biomarker which can determine the current disease status that predicts the sites and individuals with increased susceptibility to periodontal disease has been going on since a long time. One such group of molecules which have been investigated recently are the trefoil factors, and the present study aims to determine the role of salivary trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) in periodontitis and gingivitis patients.