DISTURBANCES IN THE SYSTEM OF LIPID PEROXIDATION IN PERIODONTAL DISEASE

At present, there is no doubt about the great importance of free radical processes in the life of the body [10,20,21,30,48,56,69,207]. Continuous radical formation in the human body normally occurs as a result of exposure to environmental factors or normal metabolism. Many general biological reactions proceed according to the free radical mechanism, for example, phagocytosis, the synthesis of steroid hormones and prostaglandins. Aging, atherosclerosis, and carcinogenesis are associated with the formation of free radicals [110,111].