The association between periodontal disease and peritonsillar infection: A prospective study

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 91-94

  Georgalas, Christos ^a,b   Kanagalingam, Jeeve ^a,b   Zainal, Azida ^a,b   Ahmed, Hamid ^a,b   Singh, Arvind ^a,b   Patel, Kalpesh S ^a,b  

^a St Mary's Hospital ^*

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0036368706     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2002.121318     Document Type: Article

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