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Prevalence of chronic periodontitis in an obese population: a preliminary study

BACKGROUND: Chronic periodontitis (CP) is a global public health issue. Studies have suggested CP could be linked to obesity due to their similar pathophysiological pathway. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of CP and to assess the predictors for CP among the obese Malaysian popul...

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Autores principales: Khan, Shahrukh, Saub, Roslan, Vaithilingam, Rathna Devi, Safii, Syarida Hasnur, Vethakkan, Shireene Rathna, Baharuddin, Nor Adinar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4589070/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26419358
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-015-0098-3