LL-37 and hBD-2 in the gingival crevicular fluid of smokers and nonsmokers with periodontitis

• Main Authors: Alessandra Barreto LOPES (Author), Natália Helena COLOMBO (Author), Naida Zanini ASSEM (Author), Marta Aparecida Alberton NUERNBERG (Author), Valdir Gouveia GARCIA (Author), Cristiane DUQUE (Author), Leticia Helena THEODORO (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction The association between smoking and periodontal diseases has been described in clinical and epidemiological studies. Objective The aim of this study was to compare the LL-37 and human β-defensin-2 (hBD-2) levels in crevicular fluid of patients with generalized periodontitis in...