Diagnosis of chronic periodontitis (CP) was established clinically and by X-ray verification, according to the criteria of the American Academy of Periodontal Disease (AAP, 1999) [39], presence of chronic gingivorrhagia, bleeding on probing, clinical attachment loss, and horizontal or vertical loss of alveolar bone.
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