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Longitudinal Evaluation Of Prostaglandin E2 (Pge2) And Periodontal Status In Hiv+ Patients, Tamer Alpagot, John Remien, Mouchumi Bhattacharyya, Krystyna Konopka, William Lundergan, Nejat Düzgüneş Nov 2007

Longitudinal Evaluation Of Prostaglandin E2 (Pge2) And Periodontal Status In Hiv+ Patients, Tamer Alpagot, John Remien, Mouchumi Bhattacharyya, Krystyna Konopka, William Lundergan, Nejat Düzgüneş

All Dugoni School of Dentistry Faculty Articles

The study aim was to determine whether prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) could serve as a risk factor for periodontitis in human immunodeficiency virus-positive (HIV+) patients. Clinical measurements, including gingival index (GI), plaque index, bleeding index, probing depth (PD), attachment loss (AL) and GCF samples were taken from two healthy sites (including sites with gingival recession, GI = 0; PD ≤ 3 mm; AL ≤ 2 mm), three gingivitis sites (GI > 0; PD ≤ 3 mm; AL = 0) and three periodontitis sites (GI > 0; PD ≥ 5 mm; AL ≥ 3 mm) of each of the …


Contact Point, Arthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry Aug 2007

Contact Point, Arthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Contact Point

No abstract provided.


9th Annual Pacific Research Day Abstracts, University Of The Pacific May 2007

9th Annual Pacific Research Day Abstracts, University Of The Pacific

Excellence Day

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Contact Point, Arthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry Apr 2007

Contact Point, Arthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Contact Point

No abstract provided.