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Mapping the pathogenesis of periodontitis: a new look.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Aug 2008
Kornman Kenneth S
Abstract excerpt
Chronic adult periodontitis is a bacterially induced chronic inflammatory disease that destroys the connective tissue and bone that support teeth. Concepts of the specific mechanisms involved in the disease have evolved with new technologies and knowledge. Histopathologic observations of diseased human tissues were used previously to speculate on the causes of periodontitis and to describe models of pathogenesis....
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