Does thyroid dysfunction influence inflammatory mediators in experimental periodontitis?

Abstract

Objective. The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of inflammatory mediators in rats with only periodontitis and periodontitis in a setting of hyper- and hypo-thyroidism and to analyze the correlative linkages between inflammatory mediators and thyroid hormones.

Keywords

• periodontitis
• inflammation
• hyperthyroidism
• hypothyroidism
• rats