The relationship between body mass index and periodontitis in the Copenhagen City Heart Study

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Obesity is hypothesized to involve immunoinflammatory alterations, and the condition has been related to increased susceptibility to periodontitis. The present study analyzed the association between overweight/obesity and periodontitis assessed as clinical attachment loss (AL) and bleeding on probing (BOP) in a cross-sectional design.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Periodontology
Vol/bind80
Udgave nummer8
Sider (fra-til)1246-1253
Antal sider8
ISSN0022-3492
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2009

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