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Microbiological composition associated with vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism in chronic periodontitis.
Brazilian oral research - 1 Jan 2000
Borges Maria Angélica Toniato, Figueiredo Luciene Cristina de, Brito Rui Barbosa de, Faveri Marcelo, Feres Magda
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between the composition of the subgingival microbiota and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism in Brazilian adults with chronic periodontitis. The clinical parameters of probing depth, clinical attachment level, bleeding on probing, plaque accumulation and suppuration were measured in 60 Caucasian adults who were divided into two...
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