Obesity and its association with chronic periodontitis: A cross-sectional study

• Principais autores: Shashikanth Hegde (Autor), Elashri Chatterjee (Autor), K S Rajesh (Autor), M S Arun Kumar (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Relationship among periodontitis, obesity, and chronic diseases may be multidirectional. Inflammatory diseases such as periodontitis induce the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-1, and IL-6. It has been suggested that the secretion of TNF-α by adipose tissue trig...