Periodontitis and macular degeneration: A systematic review
| Autor: | Raman Chopra, Sandeep Singh, Avineet Kaur, Surinder Sachdeva, Kanwar Shabaz, Harnoor Singh Sandhu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Periodontitis
medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study genetic structures Blindness business.industry Population 030206 dentistry Degeneration (medical) Macular degeneration medicine.disease Chronic inflammatory disease Dermatology eye diseases Older population 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030221 ophthalmology & optometry medicine sense organs business education |
| Zdroj: | IP International Journal of Periodontology and Implantology. 5:139-142 |
| ISSN: | 2457-0087 2581-9836 |
| DOI: | 10.18231/j.ijpi.2020.032 |
| Popis: | Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of supporting structures of teeth. Macular degeneration which is a common cause of blindness in older population is found to be associated with periodontitis. This systematic review summaries the findings concerning the relation between periodontitis and macular degeneration. Keywords: Periodontitis, Macular degeneration, Older population. |
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