Periodontal Infections Contribute to Elevated Systemic C‐Reactive Protein Level
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- 1 September 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Journal of Periodontology
- Vol. 72 (9) , 1221-1227
- https://doi.org/10.1902/jop.2000.72.9.1221
Abstract
Background: Periodontitis is a local inflammatory process mediating destruction of periodontal tissues triggered by bacterial insult. However, this disease is also characterized by systemic inflammat...Keywords
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