Use of minimally invasive gingival biopsies in the study of inflammatory mediators expression and their correlation with gingival fluid in patients with chronic periodontitis

Conclusions: The use of a standardized punch of 2 mm diameter for periodontal tissue biopsies seems to be suitable for immunohistochemistry analysis and showed that the GCF may not express all the markers in the same proportion at the corresponding tissue.

Source: Table of Contents : Indian Journal of Dental Research : 2006 - 17(3) - June 22, 2015 Category: Dentistry Authors: Karina Schittine Bezerra LombaTatiane Flôr Coelho de Souza Breves BeilerManuela Rubim Camara SeteFábio Ramoa PiresCarlos Marcelo da Silva Figueredo Source Type: research