Open AccessOne or two ligatures inducing periodontitis are sufficient to cause fatty liver
Author(s) -
Larissa-dos Santos Pessoa,
Felipe Rodolfo Pereira da Silva,
Even-Herlany-Pereira Alves,
Luíz Felipe de Carvalho França,
David Di Lenardo,
Joaquina-dos Santos Carvalho,
Victor-Brito-Dantas Martins,
Francisca-Beatriz-de Melo Sousa,
Karina-Oliveira Drumond,
Jand Venes Rolim Medeiros,
Jefferson Soares de Oliveira,
Daniel Fernando Pereira Vasconcelos
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1698-6946
pISSN - 1698-4447
DOI - 10.4317/medoral.22204
Subject(s) - periodontitis , steatosis , medicine , ligature , malondialdehyde , myeloperoxidase , gastroenterology , clinical attachment loss , dental alveolus , dentistry , pathology , oxidative stress , inflammation
Periodontitis is a chronic disease that due to an intense inflammatory response triggers systemic changes such as hepatic alterations. This study aimed to compare hepatic damage in rats that received experimental periodontitis at one or two periodontal sites with ligatures.