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Effectiveness of Periodontal intervention on the levels of N Terminal Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Gingival Crevicular Fluid and Serum in Chronic Periodontitis patients
2022-03-01
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<h4>Background: </h4> - N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is an inactive hormone which is seen during inflammation and is a known biomarker of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Evidence suggests that periodontitis has a bidirectional relationship with CVD and NTProBNP has a potential role in periodontal disease. However, there is no evidence on the impact of Non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT) o...
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- 7a503d84-83bf-5691-b41f-eff717001895
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1334688/v1
