Role of toll-like receptor 2 in inflammation and alveolar bone loss in experimental peri-implantitis versus periodontitis.

X YuY HuM FreireP YuT KawaiXiaozhe Han

Published in: Journal of periodontal research (2017)

This study suggests that TLR-2 mediates bone loss in both peri-implantitis and periodontitis. However, different molecular features may exist in the pathogenesis of the two diseases.

Keyphrases

bone loss
toll like receptor
inflammatory response
nuclear factor
immune response
oxidative stress