JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY, cilt.82, sa.5, ss.716-725, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: The aim of this study is to compare salivary and serum biomarker levels and degrees of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activation between patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and systemically healthy patients (non-AMI) with similar periodontal conditions.