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Estimation and correlation of salivary thiocyanate levels in healthy and different forms of tobacco users having chronic periodontitis: A cross-sectional biochemical study

BACKGROUND: Periodontitis is a common inflammatory disease with complex and multi-factorial origin. Tobacco usage has shown its adverse effect on periodontal health. Various components within saliva not only protect the integrity of oral tissues, but also provide clues to local and systemic diseases...

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Autores principales: Kalburgi, C. Veena, Naik, K. Lavanya, Kokatnur, M. Vijayalaxmi, Warad, Shivaraj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4067780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24963243
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-237X.132312