Free haem levels in gingival crevicular fluid and their relationship to periodontal clinical parameters, smoking and subgingival microbial composition

• Main Authors: Shobha Krishna Subbaiah (Author), Vanitha Krishna Subbaiah (Author), Mahantesha Sharanappa (Author), Anirban Chatterjjee (Author), Sreedevi Maddipati (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Objectives: Periodontitis caused by multifactorial polymicrobial infection results in a destructive inflammatory process and loss of tooth supporting tissues. Many putative bacterial virulence factors that cause host destruction are regulated by iron and haem. Therefore, this study in...