Salivary melatonin and total antioxidant capacity in reproductive and postmenopausal women

• Main Authors: Amitha Ramesh (Author), Agumbe Priyanka Prakash (Author), Biju Thomas (Author), Mamtha Shetty (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Periodontal inflammation causes an increased production of reactive oxidative stress leading to the production of reactive oxidative species, which causes tissue damage. Various studies have shown that Melatonin hormone is a potent antioxidant. Aim: To assess and compare the total antiox...