Aggravating Effects of Psychological Stress on Ligature-Induced Periodontitis via the Involvement of Local Oxidative Damage and NF-κB Activation

• Main Authors: Qiang Li (Author), Yajuan Zhao (Author), Daokun Deng (Author), Jiuhui Yang (Author), Yongjin Chen (Author), Jia Liu (Author), Min Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Periodontitis is the leading cause of tooth loss in adults, and psychological factors play an important role in the development of periodontitis. To elucidate the adverse effects of psychological stress on the inflammatory process and redox status of periodontitis tissue, fifty male Sprague-Dawley r...