Tag: gingivitis

The goal of the study is to track salivary marker values in divers, see how they change with smoking, and see if they can be used as a screening and risk assessment tool for gingivitis. The study included twenty military divers and a control group of twenty-five, separated into...

The presence of putative periodontal pathogens is crucial to the development of inflammatory periodontal disease, but host immunity and other risk factors may also play a role in its progression. Genetic factors may act as a protective or risk factor. ABO blood groups are the most investigated erythrocyte antigen...