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ArticleJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry

Cellular and Biochemical Changes in Different Categories of Periodontitis: A Patient-based Study.

Fiona Shee, Swati Pralhad, Srikant Natarajan, Nidhi Manaktala, S Arun, Aradhana Marathe

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Article in Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fiona SheeManipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.
Swati PralhadDepartment of Periodontology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.
Srikant NatarajanDepartment of Oral Pathology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.
Nidhi ManaktalaDepartment of Oral Pathology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.
S ArunDepartment of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.
Aradhana MaratheDepartment of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.
Manipal Academy of Higher Education · INKasturba Medical College, Manipal · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to study the effects of periodontitis, diabetes mellitus (DM), and tobacco smoking and chewing habits (TBSCH) on the oxidative stress biomarker levels, namely malondialdehyde (MDA), and the mucosal genotoxic nuclear damage in the marginal gingival cells of subjects. Furthermore, the correlation of the biomarkers, MDA, and nuclear changes in the form of micronucleation (Mn) and binucleation (Bn) was investigated. MATERIALS AND

methodsForty study participants were divided into five subject categories, which were established based on the presence of periodontitis, DM, and TBSCH. Whole saliva and marginal gingival smears collected from subjects were used to determine MDA levels and nuclear changes, respectively. A full-mouth assessment of periodontal pocket depth, clinical attachment loss, and bleeding on probing was performed for each subject to determine periodontal status.

resultsMDA and Mn levels between control group and subjects with only periodontitis (MDA:

conclusionPoor correlation between MDA and Mn indicated that the mechanisms involved in their production are independent of each other.

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Binucleationdiabetes mellitusmalondialdehydemicronucleiperiodontitistobacco

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