Publications by authors named "V Umut Bengi"

Aim: Resveratrol is a natural polyphenolic compound with biological activities such as anti-inflammation and antioxidation. Its anti-fibrotic effect has been experimentally demonstrated in the pancreas and liver. This study aims to determine the anti-proliferative effect of resveratrol on fibroblasts obtained from hyperplastic gingival tissues from a patient diagnosed with Juvenile Hyaline Fibromatosis (JHF).

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the antiproliferative properties of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on gingival fibroblasts obtained from calcium channel blocker-induced gingival overgrowth (GO). Gingival fibroblasts of patients with GO were compared to healthy gingival fibroblasts (H). Both cells were exposed to LLLT (685 nm wavelength, 25mW power, diode laser) and compared to those not treated with LLLT.

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Aims: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the reliability and quality of the information about gingival enlargements on YouTube and TikTok.

Methods: Two popular video sites, YouTube and TikTok, were searched for gingival enlargement and gingival hyperplasia. The reliability and quality of the first 300 videos for each search term, which is 1200 videos in total, were evaluated by social media video content evaluation tools: Global Quality Score (GQS) for quality and modified DISCERN for reliability.

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Visfatin, as a novel adipokine, is considered to play a role in periodontal inflammation. Chemerin is another newly identified adipokine that is possible to have a role in periodontitis firstly reported in our previous study. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) levels of visfatin and chemerin in periodontitis and and compare these adipokine levels with before and after non-surgical periodontal treatment.

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Objective: The aim of this in vitro study is to evaluate the effect of antioxidant lycopene on human osteoblasts.

Material And Method: The human osteoblast cell line (CRL-11372) was obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC Manassas, Va) and grown in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum (FCS), penicillin (100 U/ml), and streptomycin (100 mg/ ml) at 37 °C in a humidified atmosphere of 5% CO and 95% air. The effective dose of lycopene was determined by MTT assay and a real-time cell analysis (RTCA) system.

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