Effect of non-surgical periodontal treatment on transferrin serum levels in patients with chronic periodontitis

• Main Authors: Adileh Shirmohamadi (Author), Mohamad Taghi Chitsazi (Author), Masoumeh Faramarzi (Author), Ashkan Salari (Author), Fereshteh Naser Alavi (Author), Nazila Pashazadeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Transferrin is a negative acute phase protein, which decreases during inflammation and infection. The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate changes in the transferrin serum levels subsequent to non-surgical treatment of chronic periodontal disease. Methods. Twenty patients wit...