The effects of smoking on the expression of gelatinases in chronic periodontitis: a cross-sectional study

• Asıl Yazarlar: Rahşan Atasoy ŞENTÜRK (Yazar), Yasemin SEZGİN (Yazar), Şule BULUT (Yazar), Binnaz Handan ÖZDEMIR (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Abstract Smokers have a risk of developing periodontal disease. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) play a significant role in periodontal tissue destruction. In this study possible relationship between smoking and gingival tissue expression of gelatinases in chronic periodontitis patients relative to p...