The Saudi Dental Journal
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 17-21 , January 2012

Elevation of white blood cells and platelet counts in patients having chronic periodontitis

  • Abdulaziz Al-Rasheed

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia. Tel.: +966 1 467 66 48, mobile: +966 505101104; fax: +966 1 467 9017.

Received 23 June 2011 ,Revised 18 September 2011 ,Accepted 22 October 2011.

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PII: S1013-9052(11)00074-5

doi: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2011.10.006

The Saudi Dental Journal
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 17-21 , January 2012

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