To evaluate the relationship of obstructive sleep apnea with chronic periodontitis and its association with coronary artery disease by assessing serum tumor necrosis factor-α

• Main Authors: Shilpi Gupta (Author), Nand Lal (Author), Wahid Ali (Author), Akshyaya Pradhan (Author), Ajay Kumar Verma (Author), Prashant Gupta (Author), Neeraj Kumar (Author), Balendra Pratap Singh (Author), Neeraj Sinha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The periodontal tissue initiates an immune-inflammatory response against bacteria and their products at the site of periodontal infection, and systemic attack by these pathogens triggers an acute phase response that contributes to the systemic inflammatory burden. Obstructive sleep apnea (O...