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Assessment of glutathione peroxidase activity in patients with periodontal disease before and after non surgical therapy /

Khaled Mahmoud Selim

Assessment of glutathione peroxidase activity in patients with periodontal disease before and after non surgical therapy / تقييم مستوى الانزيم " جلوتاسيون بيروكسيداز " لدى مرضى التهاب اللثة قبل وبعد العلاج الغير جراحى Khaled Mahmoud Selim ; Supervised Mona Darhous , Shahira Gamal Elashiry , Olfat Gamel Shaker - Cairo : Khaled Mahmoud Selimb , 2012 - 127Leaves : charts , facsimiles ; 30cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Department of Periodontology

Glutathione peroxidase (Gpx) is an antioxidant enzme that acts against hydrogen peroxide radical , an oxygen radical , released in inflammatory pathways and causes connective tissue destruction . The aim of the present study was to determine the level glutathione peroxidase (Gpx) in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) in patients with plaque induced gingivitis and chronic periodontitis before and after treatment and to compare it with healthy controls



Gingivitis Glutathione peroxidase Periodontits