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[Genetic background of periodontitis. Part I. Basic principles and inherited syndromes. Literature review].
Fogorvosi szemle - 1 Jun 2009
Gera István, Vári Melinda
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Periodontitis is an infectious disease. It had previously been considered as a diseases caused merely by dental plaque. During the 1990-ies a substantial number of publications indicated the role of other risk factors in its pathogenesis, such as behavioral, systemic and genetic causes. Based on recent research data, genetic and ethnic factors have become the leading susceptibility or severity factors for...
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