Biomarkers for the severity of periodontal disease in patients with obstructive sleep apnea:IL-1 β, IL-6, IL-17A, and IL-33.

Heliyon · 2023 · PMC10031375 · PMID 36967976

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Cytokines concentration in saliva and GCF Salivary IL-1β was the highest of all in G4 (P-OSA) with a slight significance ( p = 0.057), and there were no significant differences in GCF IL-1β.

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