Usak University Faculty of Dentistry
Usak University Faculty of Dentistry
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder. There is a bidirectional association between periodontal disease and DM. Currently there is no data relationship between CSF-1 and IL-34, periodontal disease and diabetes.The aim of this study to investigate GCF levels of IL-34 and CSF-1 in periodontitis subjects with diabetes.
Periodontally healthy (H), periodontitis, and periodontitis with diabetes patients, were recruited for this study.
The plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), presence of bleeding on probing (BOP), PD, and clinical AL were used for clinical periodontal assessments. All assessments were done with a manual probe. GCF samples were obtained and analyzed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
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