Open AccessComparative Evaluation of Salivary Visfatin Levels in Healthy and Periodontally Diseased Patients before and after Scaling and Root Planing
Author(s) -
Greeshma Saseendran,
Seba Abraham,
Aparir,
M K Reejamol
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_546_20
Subject(s) - gingivitis , medicine , saliva , chronic periodontitis , scaling and root planing , periodontitis , bleeding on probing , biomarker , gastroenterology , dentistry , clinical attachment loss , clinical significance , biochemistry , chemistry
The aim of this study was to compare the levels of salivary visfatin in healthy controls, patients with gingivitis and patients with chronic periodontitis and also to assess the outcome of scaling and root planing (SRP) on the levels of salivary visfatin in patients with gingivitis and chronic periodontitis.