Preventive effects of melatonin and amifostine on irradiated rats with experimental periodontitis

• Main Authors: Nur Yorgancilar (Author), Oguz Kose (Author), Sema Yilmaz Rakici (Author), Tolga Mercantepe (Author), Kerimali Akyildiz (Author), Levent Tumkaya (Author), Adnan Yilmaz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The aim of this study was to investigate the preventive effects of amifostine and melatonin oxidatively, biochemically and histomorphometrically in rats with radiotherapy-induced experimental periodontitis. Methods 40 female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 5 groups: Control...