Open AccessComparative evaluation of the lipid profile in the serum of patients with type II diabetes mellitus and healthy individuals with periodontitis
Author(s) -
Biju Thomas,
Rajendra Prasad,
Sucheta Shetty,
R Vishakh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/ccd.ccd_1160_16
Subject(s) - medicine , lipid profile , chronic periodontitis , analysis of variance , periodontitis , context (archaeology) , diabetes mellitus , venous blood , one way analysis of variance , type 2 diabetes mellitus , statistical significance , gastroenterology , cholesterol , endocrinology , biology , paleontology
Periodontal disease is an immuno-inflammatory disease that is initiated by the interaction between microbial plaque and the periodontal tissues. The data available on the association of periodontal diseases with the lipid profile are conflicting. Therefore, a need for a study in this area was felt.