Influence of supragingival biofilm control and smoking habit on Interleukin-1β concentration

This investigation compared gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) interleukin-1β (IL-1β) concentrations in periodontitis patients subjected to a strict supragingival biofilm control (Supra) for 6 months. Never-smokers (23) and smokers (n = 20; 19.6 ± 11.8 cigarettes/day) moderate-to-severe chronic periodo...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Carvalho GOMES, Carolina Coradini ABASCAL, Alex Nogueira HAAS, Patricia Daniela Melchiors ANGST, Rui Vicente OPPERMANN, Rosemary Adriana Chierici MARCANTONIO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2015-01-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242015000100302&lng=en&tlng=en