Diabetes and Periodontitis: A medical perspective
oleh: Monika Sharma, Radhika Jindal, Mohammad Asim Siddiqui, Subhash Kumar Wangnoo
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Diabetes and periodontitis are both chronic inflammatory diseases, which contribute significantly to morbidity and are a major health care burden. There have always been supposed bidirectional links between the two diseases. The exact mechanism of how one affects the other still remains a mystery although various theories are postulated. However, we do know that the treatment of one favorably affects the other.