| pubmed-article:14514232 | pubmed:abstractText | Recently, it has become evident that for many common chronic diseases, modifying factors amplify disease mechanisms to make the clinical condition more severe. The aims of this report were 1) to investigate the prevalence of periodontitis in a diabetic population, 2) to evaluate the association of periodontitis with metabolic control, and 3) to evaluate periodontitis in diabetics with different interleukin (IL)-1 genotypes. | lld:pubmed |
