Cellular Phenotype and Apoptosis: The function of epithelial tissues is the protection of the
organism from chemical, microbial, and physical challenges which is indispensable for …

The periodontium is an integrated, functional unit of multiple tissues surrounding and
supporting the tooth, including but not limited to cementum (CM), periodontal ligament (PDL) …

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 …

How China Became Capitalist details the extraordinary, and often unanticipated, journey
that China has taken over the past thirty five years in transforming itself from a closed …

The pathogenesis of periodontitis involves the interplay of microbiota present in the
subgingival plaque and the host responses. Inflammation and destruction of periodontal …

While reductionism has greatly advanced microbiology in the past 400 years, assembly of
smaller pieces just could not explain the whole! Modern microbiologists are learning “system …

Obesity causes gut dysbiosis; nevertheless, little is known about the oral microbiome. We
aimed to identify differences in the subgingival microbiota influenced by body weight and …

Objective Chronic infections, including periodontal infections, may predispose to
cardiovascular disease. We investigated the relationship between periodontal microbiota …

A wide range of bacterial species are harbored in the oral cavity, with the resulting complex
network of interactions between the microbiome and host contributing to physiological as …

The composition of the subgingival bacterial microbiota is a critical determinant in the health
status of periodontal tissues. Gram-negative anaerobes such as Porphyromonas gingivalis …