%0 Journal Article
%T Influence of Smoking on Gingival Crevicular Fluid Interleukin 1¦Â and Interleukin-8 in Patients with Severe Chronic Periodontitis among a Rural Population in India
%A Butchibabu Kalakonda
%A Narendra Varma Penumatsa
%A Pradeep Koppolu
%A Ramesh Amirisetty
%A Ritu Prabha Patel
%J Archive of "Nigerian Medical Journal : Journal of the Nigeria Medical Association".
%D 2018
%R 10.4103/nmj.NMJ_142_17
%X Smoking is widely prevalent among rural Indian populations. Smoking is considered a significant risk factor for periodontal diseases. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of smoking on the inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL) IL-1¦Â and IL-8 in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) and compare these between smokers and nonsmokers with periodontitis in diseased and healthy sites
%K Chronic periodontitis
%K cytokines
%K enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
%K gingival crevicular fluid
%K interleukins 1¦Â and 8
%K smoking
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6590105/