The Impact of Smoking Status on Antioxidant Enzyme Activity and Malondialdehyde Levels in Chronic Periodontitis

ÖZTÜRK TONGUÇ M., ÖZTÜRK Ö., Sutcu R., Ceyhan B. M., Kilinc G., Sonmez Y., ...More

JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY, vol.82, no.9, pp.1320-1328, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 82 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1902/jop.2011.100618
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1320-1328
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of smoking status on the systemic and local superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and catalase (CAT) activities and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in subjects with chronic periodontitis (CP).