The Relationship between Oral Hygiene Index and Gastric Helicobacter Pylori Positivity

Objective: Helicobacter pylori (HP) is a bacterial patho­gen that leads to gastroduodenal inflammation, gastric and duodenal ulcer and atrophic gastritis. Colonization of bacteria can be shown by using rapid-urease test during endoscopy. There are conflicting data about the route of transmission and...

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Main Authors: Tolga Önder, Turgut Anuk, Cihan Heybeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dicle University Medical School 2016-03-01
Series:Dicle Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.diclemedj.org/upload/sayi/59/Dicle%20Med%20J-02920.pdf