Efficacy of an herbal antioxidant as an adjunct to nonsurgical periodontal therapy on procalcitonin levels in smokers with chronic periodontitis

• Main Authors: M V N Sravya (Author), Rekha Rani Koduganti (Author), Veerendranath Reddy Panthula (Author), Prasanna Jammula Surya (Author), Himabindu Gireddy (Author), Rajashree Dasari (Author), Manasa Ambati (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Smokers are at a higher risk of contracting periodontitis. This association is established and reported in many studies. Periodontitis is a polymicrobial disease, wherein smoking is an environmental factor which aggravates the damage caused to the tissues. Procalcitonin (ProCT) is a well-kn...