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dc.contributor.advisorStephen, L.X.G.
dc.contributor.authorNadeem, Muhammad
dc.contributor.otherDept. of Oral Medicine and Periodontics
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Dentistry
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-27T08:36:14Z
dc.date.available2007/11/06 13:48
dc.date.available2007/11/06
dc.date.available2013-09-27T08:36:14Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11394/2141
dc.descriptionMagister Scientiae - MScen_US
dc.description.abstractPatients who are in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) experience a significantly increased rate of atherosclerotic complications. Inflammation plays a central role in the pathogenesis of these complications. The major acute phase protein, C-reactive protein (CRP) has been found to predict all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in ESRD patients. Many patients in ESRD experience elevated CRP levels without an overt infection. Periodontal diseases in the general population have been associated with both an increased prevalence of atherosclerotic complications and an elevation in serum CRP values. The aim of this present study was to investigate whether periodontal disease is associated with increased systemic inflammation reflected by CRP values, in patients with ESRD on maintenance haemodialysis (HD) or perioneal dialysis (PD).en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectPeriodontitisen_US
dc.subjectPeriodontal diseasesen_US
dc.titleThe association between periodontitis and end-stage renal diseaseen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa


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