Obesity and periodontitis: A clinical study

Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 240-244

  Mathur, Lalit Kumar ^a   Manohar, Balaji ^a   Shankarapillai, Rajesh ^a   Pandya, Dhara ^a  

^a Pacific Dental College and Hospital ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Body mass index; obesity; periodontal disease; waist circumference

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865447881     PISSN: 0972124X     EISSN: 09751580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-124X.85667     Document Type: Article

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