Oral-Periodontal Evaluation and Assessment of Oral Fluid Biomarkers in Patients With Hepatitis B+D
Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory condition associated with systemic diseases, highlighting the concept of periodontal medicine. This study aims to investigate the relationship between periodontal inflammation, oral lesions, and hepatitis B+D infection, with or without bulevirtide treatment. Oral-periodontal clinical parameters and targeted inflammatory biomarkers in saliva and gingival crevicular fluid will be evaluated in three groups: patients with hepatitis B+D receiving bulevirtide, patients with hepatitis B+D not receiving bulevirtide, and healthy controls.
Adults (≥18 years old) capable of providing informed consent. [+5]
Patients with other systemic diseases that could influence periodontal health (e... [+4]