Effect of nonsurgical periodontal treatment on clinical periodontal variables and salivary resistin levels in obese Asians

• Main Authors: Akram, Z., Baharuddin, N.A., Vaithilingam, R.D., Rahim, Z.H.A., Chinna, K., Krishna, V.G., Saub, R., Safii, S.H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: RK Dentistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/17147/1/59_16-0127.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/17147/; https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/josnusd/59/1/5916-0127/article
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

This study investigated changes in periodontal outcomes after nonsurgical periodontal treatment (NSPT) and evaluated associations of change in salivary resistin level with periodontal outcomes in obese Malaysians with chronic periodontitis. Sixty-two obese adults with chronic periodontitis were rand...