TY - BOOK AU - Ghassan Saleem Odeh Habash AU - Mona Darhoos , AU - Olfat Gamel Shaker , AU - Shahira Gamal Elashiry , TI - The effect of non surgical therapy on the level of interleukin - 18 in gingival crevicular fluid from patients with chronic periodontitis = : تأثير العلاج الغير جراحى على مستوى انترلوكين - 18 فى السائل اللثوى حول السنى لدى المصابين بالتهاب الأنسجة الدعامية حول السنية المزمن / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Ghassan Saleem Odeh Habash , KW - Interleukin - 18 KW - Pathogeesis KW - Periodontitis N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Department of Oral-Diagnosis; Issued also as CD N2 - IL - 18 is a pro-inflammatory and tumor - suppressive cytokine , The purpose of the present study was to assess the level of interleukin - 18 (IL-18) in samples of gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) from chronic periodontitis patients before and after non - surgical treatment and to compare it with healthy controls . This study was conducted on 30 subjects divided into 15 individuals with healthy periodontium and 15 patients suffering from chronic periodontitis UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -