Effect of non-surgical periodontal therapy on salivary and gingival crevicular fluid concentration of visfatin in periodontal health and disease

• Main Authors: Hira Ismail (Author), Anjani Kumar Pathak (Author), Nand Lal (Author), Pavitra Rastogi (Author), Kaleem Ahmad (Author), Mohd. Aamir Khan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and objective: Visfatin, a pleotropic mediator mostly produced by visceral fat, is crucial in controlling the immunological and defensive systems. It serves the roles of a cytokine, an enzyme involved in energy metabolism, and a growth factor. The objective of the present study was to ass...