ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY, vol.53, no.1, pp.44-52, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
Objective: Antioxidant defence reduces in diabetes mellitus (DM) and periodontitis. This study investigates antioxidant enzyme; superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in gingiva and blood glucose and lipid levels in type-2 DM patients and systemically healthy individuals with chronic periodontitis (CP).