Gingival crevicular fluid levels of RANKL and OPG after placement of collagen membrane with simvastatin in the treatment of intrabony defects in chronic periodontitis

Purpose: The aim of this study was to estimate the Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) and Osteoprotegrin (OPG) levels in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) after placement of collagen membrane with simvastatin in intrabony defects. Materials and Methods: Sixty subjects were gro...

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Main Authors: Thangakumaran Suthanthiran, Sivakumar Annamalai, Sugirtha Chellapandi, Sreelakshmi Puthenveetil, Syed Dhasthaheer, Srinivasan Narasimhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2019;volume=11;issue=6;spage=301;epage=304;aulast=Suthanthiran