%0 Journal Article %T Correlation of ABO Blood Groups and Rh Factor with The Severity of Generalized Chronic Periodontitis: Across Sectional Study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia %A Ahmed Hussein Hassan %A Diana Mostafa %A Esam Dhaifullah %A Essam I. Elkhatat %A Muna Mahgoub %A Pradeep Koppolu %J Archive of "Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences". %D 2019 %R 10.3889/oamjms.2019.044 %X The development of periodontal diseases depends on the presence of causative microorganisms, host immunity and risk factors. Although variability present among the types of periodontal diseases, all are represented to a shared interaction between host and bacteria. ABO blood groups are the most investigated erythrocyte antigen system. However, limited investigations have been conducted to explore the alliance between ABO blood groups and periodontal diseases %K Chronic periodontitis %K Periodontal Diseases %K ABO Blood Groups %K Rh Factor %K Severity %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6420957/