“…The bead assay LEGENDplex™ Human Inflammation Panel 1 (13-plex) with V-bottom Plate (BioLegend, San Diego, CA, USA), previously used successfully with saliva samples [12,13], was used to quantify inflammatory markers (IL-1β, IFN-α2, IFN-γ, TNF-α, MCP-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-17A, IL-18, IL-23, and IL-33) in oral samples from intervention and control groups.. Specifically, the supernatants obtained after sample centrifugation for 10 min at 10.000g, from the intervention (at baseline (M0), after 1 month of PR (M1), and after 3 months of PR (M3)) and control groups (in the timepoints M0, M1 and M3), were used for cytokine quantification following manufacturer’s recommendations [14].…”