Porphyromonas gingivalis antigenic determinants--potential targets for the vaccine development against periodontitis.

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Periodontal disease, is the most prevalent inflammatory affliction characterized by the loss of supporting structures of the teeth. Although bacteria are identified as prime agents initiating the disease, but major part of tissue destruction is driven by the host immune response to infecting agent and is responsible for the clinical presentation of the disease. Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) has been...

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