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Chronic Periodontitis; nonsurgical management; Chronic Kidney Disease; prohepcidin
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Evaluation Of Nonsurgical Management Of Chronic Periodontitis Patients With Chronic Kidney Diseases Using Prohepcidin, Ayat Mahrous, Amany Abdallah, Mai Attia, Etemad Shoreibah
Evaluation Of Nonsurgical Management Of Chronic Periodontitis Patients With Chronic Kidney Diseases Using Prohepcidin, Ayat Mahrous, Amany Abdallah, Mai Attia, Etemad Shoreibah
Al-Azhar Journal of Dentistry
ABSTRACTPurpose: This study was aimed to define the effect of nonsurgical periodontal therapy on chronic periodontitis in chronic kidney disease patients and healthy patients by detection of prohepcidin level in the blood. Materials and methods: The study included 20 chronic periodontitis patients that were divided into:-Group I included 10 patients with chronic kidney disease; Group II which involved 10 healthy patients . Chronic periodontitis was defined through probing pocket depth and by clinical attachment level. All clinical and biochemical parameters were evaluated afterward 3 months of non-surgical periodontal cure. Results: The improvement in clinical parameters showed the efficacy of NSPT …