Dysbiosis and inflammation in periodontitis: synergism and implications for treatment
Recent advances from microbiome and host response mechanistic studies indicate that periodontitis is not a bacterial infection in the classical sense but rather results from dysbiosis owing to a breakdown in host-microbe homeostasis. Accordingly, periodontitis is induced in susceptible hosts by a po...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Oral Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2017.1325198 |