Marginal Periodontium as a Potential Reservoir of Human Papillomavirus in Oral Mucosa

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BACKGROUND: Although human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are associated with a number of proliferative epithelial lesions including squamous cell malignancies, they can also be detected in the normal oral mucosa in 10% to 20% of the adult population. However, the point of entry and the site of replication of HPV in the oral cavity are not known. Since the gingival pocket is the only site in the oral mucosa where basal...

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