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Evaluation of the effect of tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene polymorphism on the risk of peri-implantitis: a case-control study.
The International journal of oral & maxillofacial implants - 1 Jan 2000
Cury Patricia R, Horewicz Veronica V, Ferrari Daniel S, Brito Rui, Sendyk Wilson R, Duarte Poliana M, Shibli Jamil A
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PURPOSE: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) is a proinflammatory cytokine, which promotes bone resorption and mediates the inflammatory response to infection. Because implant failures appear to cluster in subsets of individuals, this phenomenon may be related to gene polymorphisms. Therefore,...
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