Association between bacteria occurring in the apical canal system and expression of bone-resorbing mediators and matrix metalloproteinases in apical periodontitis.
A TakahamaI N RôçasI S P FaustinoFlávio Rodrigues Ferreira AlvesR S AzevedoC C GomesW R Araújo-FilhoJ F SiqueiraPublished in: International endodontic journal (2018)
Actinobacteria may play an important role in the active phase of soft and bone tissue destruction in apical periodontitis.