Analysis of superoxide dismutase activity levels in gingiva and gingival crevicular fluid in patients with chronic periodontitis and periodontally healthy controls


Akalin F., Toklu E., Renda N.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY, vol.32, no.3, pp.238-243, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Objectives: Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is an antioxidant enzyme that acts against superoxide, an oxygen radical, released in inflammatory pathways and causes connective tissue breakdown. In this study, SOD activities in gingiva and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) from patients with chronic periodontitis (CP) and periodontally healthy controls were compared.