Interrelationship between chronic periodontitis and anemia: A 6-month follow-up study

• Main Authors: Megha Dhananjay Patel (Author), Quaid Johar Shakir (Author), Arvind Shetty (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In India, anemia is a common and serious health disorder among both sexes and all age groups, with anemia of chronic disease (ACD) being the second most prevalent anemia. Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of the supporting tissues of the tooth caused by specific microorganisms. An...