Roles of Oral Infections in the Pathomechanism of Atherosclerosis

Oral infections occur frequently in humans and often lead to chronic inflammations affecting the teeth (i.e., caries), the gingival tissues surrounding the teeth (i.e., gingivitis and endodontic lesions), and the tooth-supporting structures (i.e., periodontitis). At least four basic pathogenic mecha...

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Main Authors: Ghazal Aarabi, Guido Heydecke, Udo Seedorf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/7/1978