Publications by authors named "Lalith Vivekananda"

Objective: The objective of the current study was to assess the impact of weight reduction on the attenuation of obesity-related periodontal inflammation.

Methods: This study was conducted enrolling 60 obese subjects. They were divided into three groups of 20 each.

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In the recent decades, periodontal disease has been identified as a risk factor for pre-term deliveries. Hence, it is important to evaluate the awareness of health-care providers of the association between periodontal diseases and pre-term birth. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to random samples representing general medical practitioners (GMPs), general dental practitioners (GDPs) and Gynecologists for this study.

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