A comparative evaluation of antioxidant enzymes and selenium in the serum of periodontitis patients with diabetes mellitus type 2

Context: Chronic periodontitis is an inflammatory disease with an aberrant response characterized by exaggerated inflammation, involving the release of excess proteolytic enzymes and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Diabetes mellitus is a group of complex multisystem metabolic disorders characterized...

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Main Authors: Biju Thomas, Amitha Ramesh, Sneha Suresh, B Rajendra Prasad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2013;volume=4;issue=2;spage=176;epage=180;aulast=Thomas