Open AccessSalivary visfatin concentrations in patients with chronic periodontitis: An analysis before and after periodontal therapy
Author(s) -
Anudeep Mopidevi,
Gautami S Penmetsa,
C D Dwarkanath,
Kavyamala Dubba,
Praveen Gadde
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_673_17
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontitis , saliva , chronic periodontitis , post hoc analysis , analysis of variance , one way analysis of variance , gastroenterology , group b , dentistry
Visfatin, also known as pre-B-cell colony enhancing factor, is secreted from a variety of cells and is thought to have some proinflammatory and immunomodulating effects. It is indicated that serum/plasma levels of visfatin increase in a number of inflammatory disorders. The present study aims to assess salivary visfatin concentrations and investigate its relationship in patients with chronic periodontitis before and after periodontal therapy.