Relationship between salivary antioxidant capacity and phases of the menstrual cycle

Conclusion:? This study showed that salivary antioxidant capacity decreased, while bleeding on probing and P. intermedia increased, over the course of the menstrual cycle in women with periodontitis. Antioxidant capacity could be involved in the pathogenesis of periodontitis. (Source: Journal of Periodontal Research)
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