Serum interleukin-6 as a serologic marker of chronic periapical lesions: a case-control study

Background and aims. Chronic periapical disease with pulpal origin is an inflammatory condition caused by bacterial infection. Chronic infection could affect general health by increasing the production of cytokines such as interleukin-6 (IL-6) that probably play a role in pathogenesis of pulpal and...

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Main Authors: Shahrzad Nazari, Farzad Esmaeili, Mohammad Vahedi, Hamid Reza Abdolsamadi, Shermin Abdollahzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects
Online Access:http://dentistry.tbzmed.ac.ir/joddd/index.php/joddd/article/view/42