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The extent of periodontal disease and the IL-6 -174 genotype as determinants of serum IL-6 level.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Dec 2007
Raunio Taina, Nixdorf Marianne, Knuuttila Matti, Karttunen Riitta, Vainio Olli, Tervonen Tellervo
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AIM: To study the extent of periodontal disease and the IL-6(-174) genotype as determinants of serum and mouthwash IL-6 concentration in subjects with moderate to severe periodontal disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Fifty-two generally healthy subjects volunteered to participate. Probing pocket depth (PD) and periodontal attachment level (AL) were clinically examined and alveolar bone level (BL) was measured on...
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