Salivary, gingival crevicular fluid and serum levels of ghrelin and chemerin in patients with periodontitis and overweight.
H F R JentschN ArnoldV RichterJ DeschnerT KantykaSigrun EickPublished in: Journal of periodontal research (2017)
Low ghrelin and high chemerin levels in the gingival crevicular fluid might be linked to periodontal disease and overweight/obesity. However, unlike IL-1β, the levels of chemerin and ghrelin in gingival crevicular fluid are not reliable indicators of periodontal destruction.