Comparative evaluation of serum cotinine levels in chronic periodontitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• Main Authors: Madhurya Nagaraj Kedlaya (Author), Amitha Ramesh (Author), Giridhar Belur Hosmane (Author), Rahul Bhandary (Author), Hakkim Rajula Sajna (Author), Biju Thomas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Periodontitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic progressive inflammatory conditions. Smoking has been associated with both chronic periodontitis and COPD. Hence, the present study was designed to correlate serum levels of cotinine with the severity of periodontal...