Publications by authors named "Abeer Sami Al-Zawawi"
Comparison of RANKL and osteoprotegerin levels in the gingival crevicular fluid of young cigarette- and waterpipe-smokers and individuals using electronic nicotine delivery systems.
Wael Ibraheem Ibraheem Hammam Ibrahim Fageeh Reghunathan S Preethanath Fawziah Ahmed Alzahrani Abeer Sami Al-Zawawi
Arch Oral Biol
July 2020
Objective: The aim of the present observational case-control study was to compare the levels of Receptor activator of NF-kappa B ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of cigarette- and waterpipe-smokers and electronic-nicotine-delivery-systems (ENDS)-users.
Methods: Demographic data was collected using a questionnaire. Clinical periodontal parameters (plaque index [PI], bleeding on probing [BOP], probing depth [PD] and clinical attachment loss [CAL]) were measured; and GCF samples were collected from the deepest periodontal pocket of the mandibular right first molar.