Indagation of serum and salivary reactive oxygen metabolite and cortisol levels in chronic periodontitis and stress-induced chronic periodontitis patients

• Main Authors: Uma Sudhakar (Author), Ramakrishnan Thyagarajan (Author), Bhagyameena Jeyapal (Author), Sushuruthi Jagadeesh (Author), Parvathee Jayakumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Periodontal disease is not a conventional bacterial infection but is an inflammatory disease initiated by immune response against a group of microorganisms in susceptible hosts. There are many intriguing researches that unfold the secrets of chronic periodontitis. The current researches...