Third Molar Surgical Removal: A Possible Model of Human Systemic Inflammation? A Preliminary Investigation

European Journal of Inflammation

Letter to the Editor

S. Taddei¹  L. Ghiadoni¹  E. Duranti¹  S. Cei²  M. Gabriele²  F. Graziani³  F. D'Aiuto⁴ 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy;Department of Surgery, Section of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy;Department of Surgery, Section of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; Periodontology Unit, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, UK;Periodontology Unit, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, UK;

关键词: third molar;    inflammation;    CRP;    fibrinogen;    oxidative stress;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1721727X1201000120

 received in 2011-05-16, accepted in 2012-02-14,  发布年份 2012

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Accumulating evidence suggests that dental treatment is associated with systemic inflammation. We aimed to preliminarily study the impact of third molar removal on biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress. Ten consecutive subjects underwent the removal of third molars under local anaesthesia and provided blood samples before and 1, 7 and 60 days following therapy assessed for high-sensitivity serum concentrations of C-Reactive Protein (CRP), fibrinogen, white cell counts and a number of measures of oxidative stress (MDA, LOOH and FRAP). One week inflammatory response ensued with acute increases after 24 h of CRP (P<0.01), Fibrinogen (P<0.05) and white cell counts (P<0.05). Third molar removal may represent a useful model to investigate inflammation in humans.

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