ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry2019
The effect of Phase 1 periodontal treatment on the salivary RANKL/OPG ratio in severe chronic periodontitis.
Article in Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Effect of Er, Cr: YSGG laser-activated final irrigation on gingival crevicular fluid RANKL/OPG levels.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Osteoimmunologic and Immune-Aging Signatures in Postmenopausal Women with Periodontitis and Low Bone Mineral Density: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Oral and Gingival Crevicular Fluid Biomarkers for Jawbone Turnover Diseases: A Scoping Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Association of Patient Anthropometric Measurements and Dental Implant Treatment.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2023Article
- Therapeutic and Metagenomic Potential of the Biomolecular Therapies against Periodontitis and the Oral Microbiome: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- The expression levels of MicroRNA-146a, RANKL and OPG after non-surgical periodontal treatment.BMC oral health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundRANKL and OPG play an important role in bone resorption. The MATERIALS AND
methodsSaliva samples were collected from 13 patients with severe chronic periodontitis and 14 healthy controls at baseline and then four weeks after the treatment using unstimulated spitting. The salivary levels of RANKL, OPG and
resultsThe findings of this study showed that the mean
conclusionThe results of this study showed a direct relationship between the
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