Impact of Genetic Polymorphisms on the Smoking-related Risk of Periodontal Disease: the Population-based Study SHIP

Impact of Genetic Polymorphisms on the Smoking-related Risk of Periodontal Disease: the Population-based Study SHIP

Periodontitis is a bacterial inflammatory disease leading to attachment loss with the consequence of tooth loss. There exists a multifactorial risk pattern including bacterial challenge, smoking, age, sex, diabetes, socio-economic and genetic factors. Smoking has the highest impact on the course of...

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Main Authors: P Meisel, G Heins, LE Carlsson, J Giebel, U John, C Schwahn, T Kocher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2003-09-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
Subjects:
smoking
periodontitis
risk factors
genetics
polymorphism
Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Impact-of-Genetic-Polymorphisms-on-the-Smoking-related-Risk-of-Periodontal-Disease-the-Population-based-Study-SHIP,65407,0,2.html

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