The effect of experimental periodontitis, experimental diabetes and their combination on the serum levels of adiponectin, leptin, IL-6, IL-18, MCP-1, RANTES and sICAM-1 in rats.

CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that the presence of obesity may hinder the improvement of periodontal clinical parameters after conventional periodontal treatment in patients with diabetes mellitus and periodontitis. PMID: 31896102 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the International Academy of Periodontology - Category: Dentistry Tags: J Int Acad Periodontol Source Type: research