| Autor: |
Ochanji, A. A., Matu, N. K., Mulli, T. K. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
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| Zdroj: |
Clinical and Experimental Dental Research |
| ISSN: |
2057-4347 |
| Popis: |
The aim of this study is to determine the association of salivary levels of the bone remodelling regulators (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) with periodontal clinical status. One‐hundred fifty‐eight participants selected from a pool of adult patients via systematic random sampling were included in this descriptive cross‐sectional study carried out at the University of Nairobi Dental Hospital. About 5 ml of unstimulated whole saliva was collected from each participant followed by periodontal clinical examination. Salivary levels of RANKL and OPG were determined using human RANKL and OPG ELISA kits from R&D systems, UK. The mean salivary level of RANKL was 14.65pg/ml (+18.72 SD) with strong association to periodontal disease severity (F = 64.82, p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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