The last decade has witnessed unparalleled advances in our understanding of the
complexity of the oral microbiome and the compositional changes that occur in subgingival …

The connection between systemic diseases and chronic destructive periodontitis (CDP) has
received increasing attention in recent years. A major unanswered question is how disease …

Background: There has been an explosion in research into possible associations between
periodontitis and various systemic diseases and conditions. Aim: To review the evidence for …

About one in two adults in the United States has periodontal disease. Chronic periodontitis
is an oral disease affecting the supporting structures of the teeth leading to progressive loss …

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

Much work has been published on the association between periodontal disease and
systemic disease, including original reports, narrative reviews, systematic reviews, and meta …

Increasing evidence implicates periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the tooth‐
supporting structures, as a potential risk factor for increased morbidity or mortality for several …

This commentary provides background, historical context, and a critical assessment of the
concept that microbial dysbiosis drives the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases. It is long …

During recent years, considerable progress has been made in understanding the
etiopathogenesis of periodontitis in its various forms and their interactions with the host …

Periodontitis is an infection characterized by the occurrence of supporting tissue destruction
with an episodic nature. Disease progression is often determined by the loss of attachment …