Association of Periodontal Diseases with Elevation of Serum C - reactive protein and Obesity among Young Adults
published by Damascus University
in 2011
in Dentistry
and research's language is
العربية
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Background& Objective: C-reactive protein (CRP) is a well-known acute-reactant produced in response
of inflammation. The aim of the study is to assess the relationship between body mass index, C-reactive
protein levels, periodontal diseases and its severity among periodontal patients in compare with a control
group of healthy normal BMI persons, among young adults with both genders.
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