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Relationship between renal function and periodontal disease in community-dwelling elderly women with different genotypes.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 May 2017
Yoshihara Akihiro, Sugita Noriko, Iwasaki Masanori, Wang Yanming, Miyazaki Hideo, Yoshie Hiromasa, Nakamura Kazutoshi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine the association between periodontal disease and renal function in elderly women with different genotypes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 332 postmenopausal never-smoking women were analysed. Poor renal function was defined as serum cystatin C > 0.91 mg/l. Periodontal disease markers such as periodontal inflamed surface area (PISA) were evaluated. Selected...
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