Yussif N

ORCID: 0000-0002-7144-0156 · 1 paper in corpus

2021

Effect of Locally Delivered Melatonin as an Adjunct to Nonsurgical Therapy on GCF Antioxidant Capacity and MMP-9 in Stage II Periodontitis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

International journal of dentistry ·doi:10.1155/2021/8840167

ObjectivesPeriodontitis is characterized by inflammatory destruction of periodontal tissue, loss of attachment, and bone resorption. The increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) is responsible for the oxidative damage occurring in periodon…