Efficacy of an herbal antioxidant as an adjunct to nonsurgical periodontal therapy on procalcitonin levels in smokers with chronic periodontitis

CONTEXT: Smokers are at a higher risk of contracting periodontitis. This association is established and reported in many studies. Periodontitis is a polymicrobial disease, wherein smoking is an environmental factor which aggravates the damage caused to the tissues. Procalcitonin (ProCT) is a well-kn...

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Autores principales: Sravya, M. V. N, Koduganti, Rekha Rani, Panthula, Veerendranath Reddy, Surya, Prasanna Jammula, Gireddy, Himabindu, Dasari, Rajashree, Ambati, Manasa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6737852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31543616
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jisp.jisp_742_18

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