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Analysis of the association of IL1B (C+3954T) and IL1RN (intron 2) polymorphisms with dental implant loss in a Brazilian population.
Clinical oral implants research - 1 Feb 2009
Montes Claudia Cristina, Alvim-Pereira Fabiano, de Castilhos Bruno Borges, Sakurai Marcos Luciano Lopes, Olandoski Marcia, Trevilatto Paula Cristina
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BACKGROUND: Although dental implants have a high success rate, failures occur, in spite of adequate clinical conditions. Together with the observation that multiple implant losses occur in certain groups of individuals (clusterization phenomenon), this suggests that host response may influence implant failure. Little is known about the influence of genetic susceptibility on implant loss. Interleukin (IL)-1 beta...
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