ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY, cilt.64, ss.80-84, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the relationship between thalassemia major (TM) and gingival inflammation through the salivary, serum, and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-8, MMP-9 and tissue inhibitor of MMP (TIMP)-1.