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Association of Elevated C-Reactive Protein with Severe Periodontitis in Hypertensive Patients in Lagos, Nigeria: A Pilot Study
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have shown that individuals with chronic periodontitis have a significantly higher risk of developing cardiovascular complications, which might be attributed to the increased production of inflammatory cytokines initiated by the complex microbiota in dental biofil...
Autores principales: | Alade, Grace Onyenashia, Ayanbadejo, Patricia Omowunmi, Umeizudike, Kehinde Adesola, Ajuluchukwu, Janet Ngozi |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6006880/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29962772 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ccd.ccd_104_18 |
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