Differentiation of chronic and aggressive forms of periodontitis and of smokers and non-smokers by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy

<b>Aim:</b> To determine if Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) could distinguish chronic periodontitis (CP) and aggressive periodontitis (AgP) patients by cross-sectional salivary spectral analyses and to assess the potential confounding influence of smoking on discriminating...

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Main Authors: Nihal Simsek Ozek, Iris Zelle, Diane E. Renaud, Pınar Gümüs, Nejat Nizam, Feride Severcan, Nurcan Buduneli, David Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2016-03-01
Series:Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tpc/Differentiation-of-chronic-and-aggressive-forms-of-periodontitis-and-of-smokers-and-non-smokers-by-Fourier-transform-infrared-spectroscopy,62416,0,2.html