chronic periodontitis

Gingival Crevicular Fluid Levels of Interleukin – 18 in Chronic Periodontitis and Aggressive Periodontitis – A Comparative Study

S. Thirumalai & Sheeja Varghese · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

Aim: The aim of the study was to estimate and compare the levels of IL-18 in gingival crevicular fluid of chronic periodontitis patients, aggressive periodontitis patients and healthy controls and to correlate them with clinical parameters of the disease. Materials and Methods: T...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2015/13367

AP-PCR and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Fusobacterium nucleatum Associated with Chronic Periodontitis among Patients at Lagos University Teaching Hospital

Francisca Obiageri Nwaokorie, Akitoye Olusegun Coker, Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola, Patricia Omowunmi Ayanbadejo, Kehinde Adesola Umeizudike, Elerson Gaetti-Jardim Junior, Mario Julio Avila-Campos & Kofoworola Olaide Savage · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2012

Aims: To isolate, identify and evaluate the genetic diversity and antimicrobial susceptibility of F. nucleatum recovered from Nigerian patients with chronic periodontitis. Study Design: Cross-sectional design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medical Microbiology and Pa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2012/962