Efficacy of metformin in the management of periodontitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Shariq Najeeb (Author), Muhammad Sohail Zafar (Author), Zohaib Khurshid (Author), Sana Zohaib (Author), Sreenath Arekunnath Madathil (Author), Maria Mali (Author), Khalid Almas (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Elsevier, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
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Periodontitis is characterized by inflammation of the periodontium and leads to loss of teeth if untreated. Although a number of surgical and pharmacological options are available for the management of periodontitis, it still affects a large proportion of population. Recently, metformin (MF), an ora...