Open AccessGingival crevicular fluid response to protocols of non-surgical periodontal therapy: A longitudinal evaluation
Author(s) -
Vanessa Rossi,
Rachel Romagna,
Patrícia Daniela Melchiors Angst,
Sabrina Carvalho Gomes
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/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/ijdr.ijdr_148_16
Subject(s) - quadrant (abdomen) , medicine , scaling and root planing , dentistry , bleeding on probing , periodontitis , chronic periodontitis , gingival inflammation , orthodontics , gingivitis , surgery
Gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) volume reflects the level of periodontal inflammation. This secondary analysis aimed to evaluate the GCF volume in patients submitted to non-surgical periodontal therapies under a split-mouth design.