A study of NO level in gingival tissue of elderly patients with periodontitis
- VernacularTitle:老年牙周炎患者牙龈组织NO水平研究
- Author:
Zhao MAO
;
Jian YANG
;
Yongan CAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Aged;
Periodontitis;
Nitrogen oxides
- From:
Journal of Practical Stomatology
2000;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
砄bjective: To observe NO level in gingival tissue of elderly patients with periodontitis. Methods: 4 mm 3 gingival tissue was obtained during tooth extraction and NO in the tissue of 14 patients aged 65～81 years with periodontitis was measured with nitrate reductase assay. The NO level was compared with that of 9 adult patients (40～58 years old), 6 juveniles patients (25～30 years old) with periodontitis and 9 health elders(65～77 years old).Results:NO(?mol/L)in gingival tissue of elderly patients,health elders,adult patients and juvenile patients were 33.07?12.02,63.53?18.23,55.99?22.40 and 82.15?30.35 respectively.( P
