Clinical Trial: Effects of Smoking and Vitamin D3 on the Levels of Human Cathelicidin Peptide LL-37

U.S., April 29 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT03923218) titled 'Effects of Smoking and Vitamin D3 on the Levels of Human Cathelicidin Peptide LL-37' on April 17.

Brief Summary: The aims of our study were 1) to evaluate levels of gingival crevicular fluid( GCF) human cathelicidin peptide LL-37 and serum vitamin D3 in smoker and non-smoker patients with chronic periodontitis(CP) 2) to determine whether any correlation between GCF LL-37 and vitamin D3 serum levels exist and 3) to asses the correlation between clinical parameters and biochemical markers

Study Type: Observational

Condition: Periodontitis

Intervention: * Other: LL-37 levels in Gingival crevicular fluid

Collected gingival crevicul...