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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Main Authors: Pejčić Ana, Kesić Ljiljana, Ilić Stevan, Pešić Zoran, Mirković Dimitrije
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia 2012-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2012/0042-84501209771P.pdf