Pentraxin-3 levels in gingival crevicular fluid during orthodontic tooth movement in young and adult patients.

Conclusions: The results suggest PTX-3 involvement in periodontal orthodontic remodeling and the aseptic inflammation induced by the orthodontic forces. PMID: 22214388 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Angle Orthodontist) Original Page: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563504&cid=s_37502_11_f&fid=37502&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D22214388%26dopt%3DAbstract