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Periodontitis: a host‐mediated disruption of microbial homeostasis. Unlearning learned concepts
11 Apr 2013
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New concepts evolve when existing ones fail to address known factors adequately or are invalidated by new evidence. For decades periodontitis has been considered to be caused by specific bacteria or groups of bacteria and, accordingly, treatment protocols have largely been based on anti-infective therapies. However, close inspection of current data leads one to question whether these bacteria are the cause or the...
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