Salivary and serum asprosin hormone levels in the 2018 EFP/AAP classification of periodontitis stages and body mass index status: a case-control study
Sema Nur Sevinç Gül,
Didem Özkal Eminoğlu,
Esra Laloğlu
et al.
Abstract:Objectives
A newly discovered adipokine known asprosin in serum and saliva in patients with periodontitis has not been explored. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between serum and saliva asprosin levels and periodontitis by grouping it according to body mass index (BMI).
Materials and methods
The study was conducted on 65 systemically healthy patients (35 patients with periodontitis (periodontitis group), 30 periodontally hea… Show more
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