Mean Platelet Volume and Salivary C-Reactive Protein Levels among Smokers with Chronic Periodontitis: A Pilot Study
ABSTRACT Introduction: Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease with smoking as a major risk factor. Previous studies have shown that elevated number of platelets, platelet activation and Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) are the important indicator of platelet activity which can be used as an infl...
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/13729/43686_CE[Ra1]_F(KM)_PF1(ShG_KM)_PFA(SHU)_PB(ShG_SHU)_PN(SL).pdf |