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The effect of periodontal therapy on neopterin and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 levels in chronic periodontitis patients with and without acute myocardial infarction: a case-control study

The presence of neopterin in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) is a marker for local and acute immune activation, and the presence of vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM-1) in GCF is accepted as a marker for chronic vascular inflammation. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate effects of periodont...

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Autores principales: Turgut Çankaya, Zeynep, Bodur, Ayşen, Taçoy, Gülten, Ergüder, Imge, Aktuna, Derya, Çengel, Atiye
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Faculdade De Odontologia De Bauru - USP 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5912400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29641752
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1678-7757-2017-0199