Hany Mohamed Abdelmoneam Aboulenein

Effect of Phase I periodontal treatment on gingival crevicular fluid level of matrix metalloproteinase-1 / تأثير المرحلة الأولى من علاج التهاب النسيج حول السنى المزمن على مستوى الماتركس ميتالوبروتينيز-1 فى السائل اللثوى Hany Mohamed Abdelmoneam Aboulenein ; Supervised Azza M. Ezz Elarab , Amr Mostafa Elkholy , Olfat Shaker - Cairo : Hany Mohamed Abdelmoneam Aboulenein , 2012 - 100 Leaves : charts , facsimiles ; 30cm

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

Purpose: This study was carried out to investigate the level of gingival crevicular fluid Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) before and after treatment in an attempt to determine the effect of phase I periodontal therapy on the levels of enzyme .Conclusion: Treatment of chronic periodontitis patients with SRP without any adjunctive therapy resulted in significant gain in CAL scores and significant reduction in PPD scores, PL and GI scores 4 weeks after treatment.



Gingival crevicular fluid Matrix metalloproteinase-1 Scaling and root planning