Browsing by Author "Martínez, Benjamín"

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    • Gelatinolytic activity in gingival crevicular fluid from teeth with periapical lesions 
      Belmar, María José; Pabst, Carolina; Martínez, Benjamín; Hernández Ríos, Emma (MOSBY-ELSEVIER, 2008-06)
      Objective. Many matrix metalloproteinases ( MMPs) have been associated with periodontal tissue destruction during chronic and apical periodontitis. The aim of this study was to determine gelatinolytic activity in gingival ...
    • MMP-13 and TIMP-1 determinations in progressive chronic periodontitis 
      Hernández Ríos, Emma; Martínez, Benjamín; Tejerina, José María; Valenzuela, María Antonieta; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio (2007)
      Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-13 is a collagenase involved in extracellular matrix degradation either by its direct degradative effects or by processing bioactive substrates. The aim of this study was to determine the ...
    • Repeated metronidazole and amoxicillin treatment of periodontitis. A follow-up study 
      López, Néstor; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio; Martínez, Benjamín (American Academy of Periodontology, 2000)
      Background: The prevailing concept is that little or no clear benefit is derived from antibiotic therapy in chronic periodontitis. Studies to determine the effect of metronidazole plus amoxicillin (M+A) on adult periodontitis ...