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Trial reportClinical oral investigations2012

Microbiological profile and calprotectin expression in naturally occurring and experimentally induced gingivitis.

Roberto Farina, Maria Elena Guarnelli, Elena Figuero, David Herrera, Mariano Sanz, Leonardo Trombelli

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Clinical oral investigations, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Roberto FarinaResearch Centre for the Study of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases, University of Ferrara, Corso Giovecca 203, 44100 Ferrara, Italy.
Maria Elena Guarnelli
Elena Figuero
David Herrera
Mariano Sanz
Leonardo Trombelli
Universidad Complutense de Madrid · ESUniversity of Ferrara · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study was performed to evaluate the microbiological profile and the calprotectin expression in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) in spontaneous and experimentally induced gingival inflammation. MATERIALS AND

methodsThirty-seven periodontally healthy subjects were evaluated in real life conditions (N-O gingivitis) as well as after 21 days of experimental gingivitis trial (E-I gingivitis). During the experimental gingivitis trial, in one maxillary quadrant (test quadrant), gingival inflammation was induced by oral hygiene abstention, while in the contralateral (control) quadrant, oral hygiene was routinely continued.

resultsThe results of the study showed that (1) the microbiological profile of quadrants where gingival inflammation was experimentally induced (i.e., E-I test quadrants) differed significantly from that of either quadrants where gingival inflammation was controlled by proper plaque control (i.e., E-I control quadrants) or quadrants with N-O gingivitis, and (2) GCF calprotectin was significantly higher at E-I test quadrants compared to either E-I control quadrants or quadrants with N-O gingivitis. A positive intrasubject correlation was found between GCF concentration of calprotectin at sites presenting N-O and E-I gingivitis.

conclusionsN-O and E-I gingivitis showed a different microbiological profile of the subgingival environment. GCF calprotectin is a reliable marker of gingival inflammation, and its concentration in N-O gingivitis is correlated with its expression in E-I gingivitis. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The modality of plaque accumulation seems to affect the subgingival microbiological profile associated with a gingivitis condition. Calprotectin levels in GCF may be regarded as a promising marker of the individual susceptibility to develop gingival inflammation in response to experimentally induced plaque accumulation.

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AdultDental Plaque IndexFemaleGingival Crevicular FluidGingivitisHumansLeukocyte L1 Antigen ComplexMalePeriodontal IndexPolymerase Chain ReactionLeukocyte L1 Antigen Complex

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PMID22124612
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