JOURNAL OF PERIODONTAL RESEARCH, cilt.51, sa.4, ss.471-480, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Background and ObjectiveSmoking is an important risk factor for periodontal disease and effects the pathogenesis of the disease. This study evaluated the impact of smoking on gingival crevicular fluid interleukin-8 (IL-8) and lipoxin A(4) (LxA(4)) levels in patients with and without periodontal disease.