Figure - PMC

Skip to main content

An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Here's how you know

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

View full-text article in PMC

. 2015 Mar 10;8:109–118. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S77693

Search in PMC
Search in PubMed
View in NLM Catalog
Add to search

© 2015 Lechner and von Baehr. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License

The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.

PMC Copyright notice

An example of the clinical sample tested for IFNg and IL-10 sensitization to Merc/Thio exposure before and after removal of RFT.

Notes: (A) and (C) IFNg and IL-10 levels in the clinical sample before removal of RFT (with RFT) and after removal of RFT (without RFT). (B) X-rays show initial findings with the VSCI values of three RFT and (D) the replacement of three RFT with ceramic implants in this patient.

Abbreviations: Merc/Thio, mercaptan and thioether; RFT, root-filled teeth; VSCI, volatile sulfur compound indicator; IFNg, interferon gamma.