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SUBMITTER: Heikkinen AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5839215 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Heikkinen Anna Maria AM Kettunen Kaisa K Kovanen Leena L Haukka Jari J Elg Jessica J Husu Heidi H Tervahartiala Taina T Pussinen Pirkko P Meurman Jukka J Sorsa Timo T
Clinical and experimental dental research 20160930 3
Several studies have addressed cytokine gene polymorphisms and their possible associations with periodontitis. We examined the association between salivary anti- and pro-inflammatory mediator polymorphisms and initial periodontitis in Finnish adolescents, taking into account the effect of smoking. Salivary samples of 93 clinically examined adolescents from Eastern Finland were analyzed. Their oral health and smoking habits were recorded. Periodontal probing depth (PPD), and bleeding on probing ( ...[more]