Periodontitis and systemic inflammation : exploring the nature of the association

Periodontitis has been associated with elevated inflammatory markers in otherwise healthy populations. However the nature of this association has not been determined. The aim of this work was to establish whether or not periodontitis causes systemic inflammation. A first pilot intervention trial ind...

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Main Author: D'Aiuto, Francesco
Published: University College London (University of London) 2005
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.413460