[The ATPase content of the blood neutrophils and lymphocytes in patients with chronic periodontitis].

Chronic periodontitis is associated with reduced immunologic reactivity of the body, that may present as disturbed status of the lymphocytes and neutrophils due to reduced activity of adenosine triphosphatases. Drug therapy of periodontitis, physiotherapy, oral hygiene, sodium chloride reducing diets are conductive to improvement of the clinical status of the periodontium and to recovery of ATPase activities.