Studies on the Origin of Alkaline Phosphatase in Gingival Crevicular Fluid

Gingival crevicular fluid flow rate and alkaline phosphatase level as potential marker of active tooth movement.

BACKGROUND Gingival Crevicular Fluid (GCF) changes occur during orthodontic tooth movement and this could serve as a potential indicator to the response to active treatment. AIM The objective of the study is to assess the changes in the GCF volume and the levels of Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) during early phase of tooth movement. METHODS 20 patients requiring all first premolar extractions w...

Gingival crevicular fluid alkaline phosphatase activity as a non-invasive biomarker of skeletal maturation.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity in growing subjects in relation to the stages of individual skeletal maturation. SETTING AND SAMPLE POPULATION The Department of Biomedicine, University of Trieste. Seventy-two healthy growing subjects (45 women and 27 men; range, 7.8-17.7 years). MATERIALS AND METHODS Double-blind, prospective, c...

Gingival Crevicular Fluid Biomarkers

Material and Method: Thirty patients were allocated into 3 groups: 10 were treated with scaling and root planing (SRP) only; 10 were treated with SRP and received adjunctive local metronidazole; 10 were treated with SRP and received adjunctive systemic metronidazole. Periodontal clinical parameters including plaque index, sulcus bleeding index, probing depth and relative attachment level were r...

The Relationship between Periodontal Status and Alkaline Phosphatase Levels in Gingival Crevicular Fluid in Men with Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism

PURPOSE The aim of this preliminary study was to determine the possible relationship between alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) and periodontal disease in men with hypergonadotropic hypogonadism (HH). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 41 patients were divided into four groups. 9 with HH and periodontitis (P/HH), 11 with HH and gingivitis (G/HH), 12 with sy...

Hydroxyproline titers in gingival crevicular fluid.