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Severe chronic periodontitis is not common in Acromegaly: Potential protective role of gingival BMP-2

BACKGROUND/AIM: Advanced chronic periodontitis is observed rarely in acromegaly. Periodontal tissue including the alveolar bone is seemed to be spared from the systemic metabolic derangements of bone in this patient population. Chronic elevation of growth hormone, IGF-1, and bone morphogenetic prote...

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Autores principales: BAŞÇIL, Sibel, TURHAN İYİDİR, Özlem, BAYRAKTAR, Nilüfer, ERTÖRER, Melek Eda, BAŞÇIL TÜTÜNCÜ, Neslihan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8283429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33421969
http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/sag-2006-93