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Salivary Human β-Defensin 1-3 and Human α-Defensin-1 Levels in Relation to the Extent of Periodontal Disease and Tooth Loss in the Elderly

The oral innate immune response may diminish with aging. In the present study, the aim was to examine human β-defensin (hBD) 1-3 and human neutrophil peptide (HNP)-1 levels in the saliva of an elderly population to establish the extent of periodontal disease and tooth loss. A total of 175 individual...

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Autores principales: Gürsoy, Ulvi Kahraman, Gürsoy, Mervi, Liukkonen, Anna, Suominen, Anna Liisa, Könönen, Eija
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9918087/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36769624
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12030976

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