Open AccessEffect of nonsurgical periodontal therapy on serum levels of interleukin-1β and interleukin-8 in smokers and nonsmokers with chronic periodontitis
Author(s) -
Steffi Vijayakumar,
Elizabeth Koshi,
Arun Sadasivan,
R S Indhuja,
Chitra G Vallabhan
Publication year - 2020
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_93_20
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic periodontitis , periodontitis , oral hygiene , dentistry , scaling and root planing , gastroenterology , interleukin , gingival recession , clinical attachment loss , cytokine
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of nonsurgical periodontal therapy on serum levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) in smokers and nonsmokers with chronic periodontitis before and after scaling and root planing (SRP).