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Periodontal disease in a patient receiving Bevacizumab: a case report
INTRODUCTION: Bevacizumab is a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the action of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) thereby acting as an angiogenesis inhibitor. As a result, supply of oxygen and nutrients to tissues is impaired and tumour cell growth is reduced. Reported side effects due to bev...
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BioMed Central
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2262909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18271967 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-47 |