Alcohol consumption, periodontal disease and plasma homocysteine levels
BACKGROUND: In the US 47.2% of adults have periodontitis. Alcohol affects the host response, impairs immune function, has toxic effects on the liver and affects with protein metabolism, and therefore may increase the risk of periodontitis. Alcohol may also interfere with homocysteine (Hcy) metabolis...
Main Author: | Alsharief, Mishali |
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Other Authors: | Kaye, Elizabeth |
Language: | en_US |
Published: |
2018
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2144/30018 |
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