Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Interleukin-6: Potential Interorgan Inflammatory Mediators Contributing to Destructive Periodontal Disease in Obesity or Metabolic Syndrome

• Main Authors: Roozbeh Khosravi (Author), Khady Ka (Author), Ting Huang (Author), Saeed Khalili (Author), Bich Hong Nguyen (Author), Belinda Nicolau (Author), Simon D. Tran (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Obesity has become a worldwide health burden in the last two decades. Obesity has been associated with increased comorbidities, such as coronary artery disease, diabetes, and destructive periodontal disease. Obesity is also part of a group of risk factors occurring together in an individual, which i...