Gingival crevicular fluid levels of RANKL and OPG after placement of collagen membrane with simvastatin in the treatment of intrabony defects in chronic periodontitis

• Main Authors: Thangakumaran Suthanthiran (Author), Sivakumar Annamalai (Author), Sugirtha Chellapandi (Author), Sreelakshmi Puthenveetil (Author), Syed Dhasthaheer (Author), Srinivasan Narasimhan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to estimate the Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) and Osteoprotegrin (OPG) levels in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) after placement of collagen membrane with simvastatin in intrabony defects. Materials and Methods: Sixty subjects were gro...