Correlations between Salivary Immuno-Biochemical Markers and HbA1c in Type 2 Diabetes Subjects before and after Dental Extraction.

Antioxidants (Basel) · 2021 · PMC8615044 · PMID 34829612

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Using molecular techniques (semiquantitative PCR chain amplification), some studies analyzed gene expression in gingival tissue in patients with chronic periodontitis, reporting that diabetic status was not a significant factor in changes in RANKL expression, but OPG expression showed a decreasing trend when compared to non-diabetics [ 18 ].

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