Evaluation of Salivary Procalcitonin and Macrophage Activating Factor in Generalised Chronic Periodontitis Patients with and without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Introduction: Periodontitis is a polymicrobial and multifactorial oral disease and is the sixth complication of diabetes mellitus. Early diagnosis is important, and the use of non invasive biomarkers are highly useful for this purpose. The level of Macrophage Activating Factor (MAF) and Procalci...

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Main Authors: Sindhu Ramarao Ghorpade, Vijayalakshmi Rajaram, Jaideep Mahendra, Burnice Nalinakumari Chelladurai, Ambalavanan Namasivayam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/15181/47123_CE[Ra1]_F[SK]_PF1(SC_OM)_PFA(SC_KM)_PN(KM).pdf