Have we become so focused on inflammation and host response that we have neglected the role of bacteria in initiating periodontal disease?
Compend Contin Educ Dent
.
2009 Jan-Feb;30(1):46, 48.
Authors
Charles M Cobb
1
,
J William Costerton
,
Thomas E Van Dyke
Affiliation
1
Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA.
PMID:
19263764
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Biofilms
Humans
Inflammation / immunology*
Periodontitis / immunology*
Periodontitis / microbiology*