Possible Association of Periodontal Disease and Macular Degeneration: A Case-Control Study

• Main Authors: Federica Di Spirito (Author), Michele La Rocca (Author), Maddalena De Bernardo (Author), Nicola Rosa (Author), Carolina Sbordone (Author), Ludovico Sbordone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Oral pathogens have been identified in bioptic specimens from Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) patients, and alveolar bone loss has been related to ARMD. Therefore, the possible association between ARMD and periodontal disease was investigated in the present case-control study, evaluating cli...