Periodontitis is associated with significant hepatic fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

<h4>Background and aims</h4>Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has a bidirectional association with metabolic syndrome. It affects up to 30% of the general population, 70% of individuals with diabetes and 90% with obesity. The main histological hallmark of progressive NAFLD is fibrosis. There...

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Hauptverfasser:	William Alazawi, Eduardo Bernabe, David Tai, Tomasz Janicki, Polychronis Kemos, Salma Samsuddin, Wing-Kin Syn, David Gillam, Wendy Turner
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Schriftenreihe:	PLoS ONE
Online-Zugang:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185902
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