There have been no reports on the relationship of subgingival temperature to specific gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) components. Therefore, the purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine whether there was any relationship between subgingival temperature and GCF levels of neutrophil elastase (NE), @entity3335 ( @entity3335 ), beta-glucuronidase (BG), @entity1192 ( @entity1192 ), and interferon alpha (IFN). Furthermore, another objective was to confirm an association of subgingival temperature with clinical parameters and specific @entity527 micro-organisms as has been reported earlier. 27 @entity1 subjects each having healthy (n = 50), @entity2522 (n = 59) and @entity2521 (n = 53) sites were evaluated. The plaque index (PI), subgingival temperature, probing depth, @entity6730 , @entity548 index and gingival index were measured. GCF was sampled following the measurement of the PI and removal of the @entity527 . GCF samples were assayed for the enzymes NE, BG, @entity3335 and the cytokines @entity3027 and @entity1192 . A sterile Gracey curette was utilized at each sampled site to collect @entity527 . The plaque samples were evaluated using an immunoassay. Subgingival temperature was found to directly correlate with all clinical parameters (p < 0.001). Significant, albeit not large, correlations were found between subgingival temperature and NE (r = 0.35, p < 0.001), @entity3335 (r = 0.26, p < 0.001) and BG (r = 0.23, p < 0.01). Temperature was found to correlate positively with @entity4424 (r = 0.33, p < 0.02) and @entity8209 (r = 0.25, p < 0.05) but not with @entity3288 (r = 0.02, p = 0.9), @entity2523 (r = 0.20, p = 0.1) and A. actinomycetemcomitans (r = 0.01, p > 0.9). In conclusion, subgingival temperature is correlated with the GCF enzymes, NE, @entity3335 and BG as well as the clinical parameters and specific plaque micro-organisms associated with @entity2520 .

Subgingival temperature: relation to gingival crevicular fluid enzymes, cytokines, and XXXX micro-organisms.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['human'] @entity6730 :: ('MESH:D017622', 'Disease') :: ['attachment loss'] @entity8209 :: ('851', 'Species') :: ['F. nucleatum'] @entity527 :: ('MESH:D058225', 'Disease') :: ['subgingival plaque', 'supragingival plaque'] @entity3335 :: ('4353', 'Gene') :: ['MPO', 'myeloperoxidase'] @entity548 :: ('MESH:D006470', 'Disease') :: ['bleeding'] @entity2520 :: ('MESH:D010510', 'Disease') :: ['periodontal disease'] @entity2522 :: ('MESH:D005891', 'Disease') :: ['gingivitis'] @entity3288 :: ('28131', 'Species') :: ['P. intermedia'] @entity4424 :: ('539', 'Species') :: ['E. corrodens'] @entity1192 :: ('3552', 'Gene') :: ['interleukin-1 alpha', 'IL-1 alpha', 'IL-1'] @entity2521 :: ('MESH:D010518', 'Disease') :: ['periodontitis'] @entity3027 :: ('3439', 'Gene') :: ['IFN-alpha'] @entity2523 :: ('837', 'Species') :: ['P. gingivalis']
@entity527 :: (MESH:D058225,Disease) :: ['subgingival plaque']
