Periodontal diseases usually refer to common inflammatory disorders known as gingivitis
and periodontitis, which are caused by a pathogenic microbiota in the subgingival biofilm …

Periodontitis (PD) is a microbial disease of tooth supporting tissues that results in
progressive destruction of surrounding soft and hard tissues with eventual tooth mobility and …

Periodontal disease is one of the most common diseases of the oral cavity affecting up to
90% of the worldwide population. Smoking has been identified as a major risk factor in the …

Periodontal diseases (PD) are chronic infectious inflammatory diseases characterized by the
destruction of tooth-supporting structures, being the presence of periodontopathogens …

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammation that develops due to a destructive tissue response to
prolonged inflammation and a disturbed homeostasis (dysbiosis) in the interplay between …

Recent metagenomic and mechanistic studies are consistent with a new model of
periodontal pathogenesis. This model proposes that periodontal disease is initiated by a …

Background Historically, inflammatory periodontal diseases (gingivitis and periodontitis)
have been recognized as being primarily of bacterial origin. Bacteria are necessary for …

Objective The objective of this review was to perform a systematic evaluation of the literature
reporting current scientific evidence for periodontal bacteria as contributors to …

Significant evidence supports an association between periodontal pathogenic bacteria and
preterm birth and preeclampsia. The virulence properties assigned to specific oral …

Periodontitis is an incredibly prevalent chronic inflammatory disease, which results in the
destruction of tooth supporting structures. However, in addition to causing tooth and alveolar …