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The effect of nonsurgical periodontal treatment on serum and saliva chitotriosidase activities in patients with periodontitis and coronary artery disease

BACKGROUND: Plasma chitotriosidase activity, which is a marker of macrophage activation, has been reported to increase in inflammatory conditions and atherosclerosis. Chronic periodontitis has likely an important role in the development of coronary artery disease. In this study, we aimed to analyze...

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Autores principales: Bal, Mehmet Vehbi, Olgun, Abdullah, Abaslı, Dilek, Özdemir, Atilla, Kürşaklıoğlu, Hürkan, Göktepe, Ahmet Salim, Kurt, Ísmail
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4284029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25565855
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S76286