Clinical, microbiologic, and immunologic factors of orthodontic treatment-induced gingival enlargement. [electronic resource]
- American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics Jul 2011
- 58-64 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
1097-6752
10.1016/j.ajodo.2010.02.033 doi
Adolescent Anti-Infective Agents, Local--therapeutic use Bacteria, Anaerobic--isolation & purification Case-Control Studies Chi-Square Distribution Child Chlorhexidine--therapeutic use DNA, Bacterial--analysis Dental Plaque--microbiology Dental Plaque Index Female Gingival Overgrowth--etiology Humans Interleukin-1beta--biosynthesis Male Orthodontic Appliances--adverse effects Orthodontics, Corrective--adverse effects Periodontal Debridement Periodontal Index Statistics, Nonparametric Transforming Growth Factor beta1--biosynthesis