Another reason for impeccable oral hygiene: Oral hygiene-sperm count link

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 352-358

  Nwhator, Solomon Olusegun ^a   Umeizudike, Kehinde A ^b   Ayanbadejo, Patricia O ^b   Opeodu, Olanrewaju I ^c   Olamijulo, Joseph A ^b   Sorsa, Timo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Low sperm count; Nigeria; Poor oral hygiene

Indexed keywords

MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 8; MMP8 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLASSIFICATION; COLORIMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOSPERMIA; ORAL HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTITIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY;

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLORIMETRY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 8; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOSPERMIA; ORAL HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTITIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 84940110039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15263711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1542     Document Type: Article

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