Open AccessABO blood groups and Rhesus factor: An exploring link to periodontal diseases
Author(s) -
Arati C Koregol,
Meghana Raghavendra,
Sangamesh Nainegali,
Nagaraj B Kalburgi,
Siddharth Varma
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.70804
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , gingivitis , medicine , periodontitis , risk factor , periodontal disease , rh blood group system , group a , group b , dentistry , immunology , antibody
The presence or absence of blood group antigens has been associated with various diseases, with antigens also acting as receptors for infectious agents. Scanty literature is available in assessing the relative liability of blood group phenotypes to periodontal diseases. This research was conducted to determine the association of the ABO blood group and Rhesus (Rh) factor to periodontal diseases to assess whether they could be the predictors of periodontal diseases.