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Bacterial and salivary biomarkers predict the gingival inflammatory profile.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Jan 2012
Lee Angie, Ghaname Carrie B, Braun Thomas M, Sugai James V, Teles Ricardo P, Loesche Walter J, Kornman Kenneth S, Giannobile William V, Kinney Janet S
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BACKGROUND: The aim of this human investigation is to explore the relationship of gingivitis with salivary biomarkers, periodontal pathogens, and interleukin (IL)-1 polymorphism after a transient inflammatory burden. METHODS: Thirty healthy human participants were randomized by IL-1 genotype status to control for potential influences of this particular single nucleotide polymorphism on the inflammatory profile....
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