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J Dent Res 51(4): 929-939, 1972
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Relation of the Orogranulocytic Migratory Rate to Periodontal Disease and Blood Leukocyte Count: A Clinical Study

D. A. WOOLWEAVER 1, G. G. KOCH 1, J. J. CRAWFORD 1, and R. L. LUNDBLAD 1

1 Departments of Endodontics and Periodontics, Dental Research Center, School of Dentistry, and Department of Bio-statistics, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, USA

Number and types of oral leukocytes counted in concatenated samples of saliva were related to the severity and extent of periodontal disease in 50 individuals between 19 and 65 years of age. The oral polymorphonuclear leukocyte level was independent of leukocyte levels in peripheral blood, and was correlated best with degrees of gingivitis.

Submitted on April 23, 1971






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