ArticleMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2026
Salivary Melatonin and MMP-9 Levels in Stage III Periodontitis: A Pilot Study Using Standardized Pre-Sleep Saliva Collection.
Ivan Ivanov, Emilia Naseva, Antoaneta Mlachkova, Velitchka Dosseva-Panova, Zdravka Pashova-Tasseva, Hristina Maynalovska, Boyan Kirilov, Viktoria Petrova, Nikolay Ishkitiev, Sonia Apostolova
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Ivan IvanovDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Emilia NasevaDepartment of Health Management and Health Economics, Faculty of Public Health "Prof. Tzecomir Vodenitcharov, MD, DSc", Medical University of Sofia, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-1282-8441 Antoaneta MlachkovaDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Velitchka Dosseva-PanovaDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Zdravka Pashova-TassevaDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-2635-083X Hristina MaynalovskaDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-8331-1514 Boyan KirilovInstitute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-6954-7296 Viktoria PetrovaDepartment of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-0602-5383 Nikolay IshkitievDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Sofia, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-4351-5579 Sonia ApostolovaInstitute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Matrix Metalloproteinase 9MelatoninPeriodontitisSalivaAdultBiomarkersCross-Sectional StudiesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsROC CurveBiomarkersMatrix Metalloproteinase 9MelatoninMMP9 protein, humaninflammationmatrix metalloproteinase-9melatoninROC analysissalivary biomarkersstage III periodontitisunstimulated saliva
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