The effect of chronic periodontitis on serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in Alzheimer disease

• Main Authors: Shirin Zahra Farhad (Author), Shahram Amini (Author), Amir Khalilian (Author), Majid Barekatain (Author), Morvarid Mafi (Author), Mehrdad Barekatain (Author), Ehsan Rafei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Despite the outbreak in dental science, oral and dental complications in Alzheimer are of the unsolved problems. It is assumed that tumor necrosis factor-α, which is a key factor in Alzheimer, has a relation with periodontal complications in patients with Alzheimer disease. The present s...