Clinical associations between acetylcholine levels and cholinesterase activity in saliva and gingival crevicular fluid and periodontal diseases

Aim: The oral mucosa possesses a non-neuronal cholinergic system. This study aimed to determine clinical evidence for a role of cholinergic mechanisms in the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases. Materials and Methods: Fifty healthy participants, 52 patients with gingivitis and 49 with periodontitis...

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Main Authors: Alghamdi, A.M (Author), Apatzidou, D.A (Author), Iskas, A. (Author), Konstantinidis, A. (Author), Lappin, D.F (Author), Nile, C.J (Author), Tumelty, M. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Blackwell Munksgaard 2018
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