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Aggressive periodontitis: The unsolved mystery.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985) - 1 Jan 2017
Clark Danielle, Febbraio Maria, Levin Liran
Abstract excerpt
Aggressive periodontal disease is an oral health mystery. Our current understanding of this disease is that specific bacteria invade the oral cavity and the host reacts with an inflammatory response leading to mass destruction of the alveolar bone. Aggressive periodontal disease is typically observed in a population under the age of 30 and occurs so rapidly that it is difficult to treat. Unfortunately, the...
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