Open AccessEffect of Periodontal Therapy on Salivary Interleukin-12 Levels in Chronic Periodontitis
Author(s) -
Anamika Sharma,
Braham Prakash Khattak,
S Naagtilak,
Garima Singh,
Tanveer Bano
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/10598.5073
Subject(s) - medicine , scaling and root planing , chronic periodontitis , periodontitis , bleeding on probing , gastroenterology , clinical attachment loss , dentistry , interleukin 1β , interleukin , cytokine
Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is considered a central regulator of host resistance against a variety of pathogens. The influence of scaling and root planing was evaluated on amount of IL-12 in salivary fluid of patients with chronic generalized severe periodontitis, in relation to clinical parameters.