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Obesity and its association with chronic periodontitis: A cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Relationship among periodontitis, obesity, and chronic diseases may be multidirectional. Inflammatory diseases such as periodontitis induce the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-1, and IL-6. It has been suggested that the secretion of TNF-α by adipose tissue trig...

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Autores principales: Hegde, Shashikanth, Chatterjee, Elashri, Rajesh, K S, Arun Kumar, M S
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/PMC6905353/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31867386
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_40_19