Periodontitis and Plasma C-reactive protein levels in pregnancy

ISBN-13: 9783659120701 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 84 str.

Anupriya Sharma

Opis

This book provides ground work data regarding the correlation of plasma C-reactive protein levels in pregnant women with and without periodontal disease and related incidence of preterm delivery.Circulating C-reactive protein levels are a marker of systemic inflammation and are associated with periodontal disease, a chronic bacterial infection associated with elevation of proinflammatory cytokines and prostaglandins.

O autorze

Dr.Anupriya Sharma,Assitant professor,Dept. of Dentistry,Dr.RPGMC,Kangra at Tanda,Himachal Pradesh.Graduated from H.P.University,Shimla in March ,2005 and completed master of dental surgery,Periodontics from ABSMIDS,Mangalore in May,2009.Publised 4 scientific papers and have received award for best outgoing MDS student in Periodontics.