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Evaluation of the effect of nicotine and metabolites on the periodontal status and the mRNA expression of interleukin-1β in smokers with chronic periodontitis

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Smoking is an important environmental risk factor involved in the causation and progression of periodontal disease. Smoking can impair various components of the host immune response and immune system. The virulence factors of periodontal pathogens stimulate inflammatory cyt...

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Autores principales: Meenawat, Ajita, Govila, Vivek, Goel, Sudhir, Verma, Sunil, Punn, Karan, Srivastava, Vivek, Dolas, Rameshwar Shantaram
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4555793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26392684
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-124X.157879