THE EFFECT OF NON-SURGICAL PERIODONTAL THERAPY ON SERUM LEVELS OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND HUMAN SOLUBLE CD40 LIGAND
Evidence linking periodontitis and cardiovascular disease points to systemic inflammation as the primary etiology. The investigation into this association has focused on periodontitis as a low grade chronic infection, and subsequently, systemic inflammation and the cascade of numerous markers and me...
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VCU Scholars Compass
2008
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| Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd_retro/41 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1040&context=etd_retro |