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Serum levels of interleukin-10 and tumour necrosis factor-α in chronic periodontitis.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Oct 2010
Passoja Anna, Puijola Ilkka, Knuuttila Matti, Niemelä Onni, Karttunen Riitta, Raunio Taina, Tervonen Tellervo
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AIMS: To investigate, using a cross-sectional study design, whether the extent of periodontal inflammation associates with the serum levels of cytokine interleukin (IL)-10 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α and their ratio. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study group consisted of 61 subjects with chronic periodontitis and 30 control subjects with minimally inflamed periodontal tissues. Probing pocket depth (PD),...
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