Salivary Interleukin-6 - A pioneering marker for correlating diabetes and chronic periodontitis: A comparative study

Background: Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease which is multifactorial. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the major systemic factors to influence the severity of chronic periodontitis. Numerous inflammatory markers are produced in the course of the disease which is secreted in saliva too...

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Main Authors: Anitha Balaji, S C Chandrasekaran, D Subramanium, A B Fernz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dental Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2017;volume=28;issue=2;spage=133;epage=137;aulast=Balaji