Aim: Periodontitis is characterized by chronic infection and inflammation in periodontal tissues leading to destruction of dental support tissues. Acute-phase proteins are effective markers for the identification and evaluation of inflammatory diseases including periodontitis. Orosomucoid (ORM) is an acute-phase plasma protein, also called alpha-1-acid glycoprotein, which is inflammation sensitive. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the salivary levels of ORM and C-reactive protein (CRP) in individuals with/withoutperiodontal disease.
Material and Methods: A total of 90 subjects were divided into two groups of 45 patients each; periodontally healthy and chronic periodontitis. Saliva samples were collected, and clinical periodontal parameters and salivary flow rates were evaluated at baseline. The ORM and CRP levels in the saliva were analyzed with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Results: The periodontal clinical parameters were significantly higher in the chronic periodontitis group when compared to those of the healthy controls (P0.05). However, the CRP and ORM levels in the saliva were significantly higher in the chronic periodontitis patients than in the healthy controls (P
scite shows how a scientific paper has been cited by providing the context of the citation, a classification describing whether it supports, mentions, or contrasts the cited claim, and a label indicating in which section the citation was made.
The articles in Bibliomed are open access articles licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
We use cookies and other tracking technologies to work properly, to analyze our website traffic, and to understand where our visitors are coming from. More InfoGot It!
