An appraisal of the role of specific bacteria in the initial pathogenesis of periodontitis.
Peter Mark BartoldThomas E Van DykePublished in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2019)
We present evidence for a paradigm supporting the central role of inflammation, rather than specific microbiota, in the early pathogenesis of periodontitis, and discuss whether controlling the inflammation can influence the character and composition of the periodontal infection.
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