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Clinical significance of interleukin-1 genotype in smoking patients as a predictor of peri-implantitis: A case-control study.
Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal - 1 Nov 2015
García-Delaney Cristina, Sánchez-Garcés Maria-Ángeles, Figueiredo Rui, Sánchez-Torres Alba, Gay-Escoda Cosme
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a proinflammatory cytokine that plays an important role in the pathogenesis of periodontitis, and so it might be useful to detect high-risk cases of peri-implantitis. It has been reported that IL-1 polymorphisms and smoking habit have a synergic effect, increasing the incidence of peri-implantitis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between IL-1 gene...
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