Severe chronic periodontitis is not common in Acromegaly: Potential protective role of gingival BMP-2

Sibel Başçıl Özlem Turhan Iyidir Nilüfer Bayraktar Melek Eda Ertörer Neslihan Başçil Tütüncü

Published in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2021)

Acromegaly is a disease with an unexpectedly low frequency of advanced periodontitis, irrespective of the long disease duration and pathognomonic oral manifestations. BMP-2 might have a protective role against chronic advanced periodontitis in these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
mesenchymal stem cells
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
early onset
drug induced
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
bone regeneration