Evaluation of association between Porphyromonas gingivalis and visfatin levels in chronic periodontitis patients

• Main Authors: Roshini Paul (Author), Snophia Suresh (Author), Uma Sudhakar (Author), Catherine Jean (Author), Kiran Joseph Fernandez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Periodontal disease is one of the most common prevailing diseases, where the destruction occurs due to the direct effect of microorganisms and indirectly by the stimulation of host cells. The diverse inflammatory action of visfatin made this adipokine a potential periodontal biomarker of...