“…The ligature‐induced periodontitis model was used because it mimics features of human periodontitis, including the formation of an inflammatory infiltrate, loss of attachment, and loss of alveolar bone. The majority of studies have kept the ligature in place from 15 to 60 days for the induction of periodontal destruction (Çalışır, Akpınar, Poyraz, Göze, & Çınar, ; de Molon et al, ; Fontana, Kurachi, Mendonça, & Bagnato, ; Johnson, ). In this study, ligatures were removed 27 days after their placement.…”