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The role of HBD-2, HBD-3, and calprotectin in the relationship between chronic periodontitis and atherosclerosis

MEHMET TASPINAR^1,2,*, ALIHAN BOZOGLAN^3,4, ABDULLAH SECKIN ERTUGRUL⁵, LEVENT ELMAS⁶

1 Faculty of Medicine, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey
2 Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
3 Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Fırat University, Elazığ, Turkey
4 Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
5 Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, İzmir Katip Çelebi University, İzmir, Turkey 6 Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey

* Address correspondence to: Mehmet Taspinar,