Dental Pulp Mesenchymal Stem Cells as a Treatment for Periodontal Disease in Older Adults

Table 3

Oxidative stress markers in saliva prior to DPMSCs placement and 6 months after that.

Parameter	With DPMSCs ()			Without DPMSCs ()
	Basal	6 months	Difference EG	Basal	6 months	Difference CG
TAS (mmol/L)							0.618
SOD (U/L)							0.047
LPO (μmol/L)							0.225

Values show . Mann-Whitney test, . DPMSCs: dental pulp mesenchymal stem cells; TAS: Total Antioxidant Status; SOD: superoxide dismutase; LPO: lipoperoxides. EG: experimental group; CG: control group.