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Effect Of Smoking On The Expression Of Human Beta-Defensin-2 In Gingival Crevicular Fluid After Non Surgical Periodontal Therapy, Riam Binbarek, Ossama El-Shall, Mai Mansour
Effect Of Smoking On The Expression Of Human Beta-Defensin-2 In Gingival Crevicular Fluid After Non Surgical Periodontal Therapy, Riam Binbarek, Ossama El-Shall, Mai Mansour
Al-Azhar Journal of Dentistry
Aim: This study was designed to evaluate the effect of smoking on the expression of hβD-2 in the GCF after non-surgical periodontal therapy. Subjects & Methods: Ten non-smokers patients with chronic periodontitis and ten smoker patients with chronic periodontitis with age ranged between 25-40 years were selected for this study. All patients were examined with clinical periodontal parameters. Patients in both groups underwent nonsurgical periodontal therapy combined with a maintenance program (including brushing with regular toothpaste). GCF samples were collected all patients at baseline, one month as well as 3 months after periodontal therapy. Quantification of β-defensin-2 in human samples …