Association between chronic periodontitis and serum lipid levels
Background/Aim. Periodontitis is a local inflammatory process mediating destruction of periodontal tissues triggered by bacterial insult. However, this disease is also characterized by systemic inflammatory host responses that may contrbute, in part, to the recently reported increased risk for s...
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Language: | English |
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Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia
2012-01-01
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Series: | Vojnosanitetski Pregled |
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Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2012/0042-84501209771P.pdf |