Grade C periodontitis in young individuals is characterized by severe/rapid periodontal
destruction, usually early onset, in systemically healthy individuals. An individual's host …

Periodontitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic inflammatory
diseases with common risk factors, such as long-term smoking, age, and social deprivation …

Clinical features suggest differences in immune response among periodontitis forms, albeit
a large number of cytokines and chemokines remain to be evaluated. The saliva is an …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the levels of total matrix metalloproteinase‐8
(MMP‐8), macrophage‐activating factors (MAF), macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP) …

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease with a complex underlying
immunopathology. Cytokines, as molecular mediators of inflammation, play a role in all …

Aim T helper (Th) 17 cells are implicated in the pathogenesis of periodontitis. This study
investigated the effect of periodontal management on fifteen Th17-related cytokines in …

Results All clinical parameters showed statistically significant differences between groups.
While interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, macrophage chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), interferon g …

Grade C molar-incisor pattern periodontitis (C-MIP) is a disease that affects specific teeth
with an early onset and aggressive progression. It occurs in systemically healthy patients …

Porphyromonas gingivalis inhibits the release of CXCL8 by gingival epithelial cells and
reduces their proliferation. We previously reported that Bifidocaterium sp. and Lactobacillus …

Objective: Periodontitis in younger patients can cause severe periodontal destruction, and
cases are usually more numerous in members of the same family due to the sharing of …