Periodontitis is a common disorder affecting> 40% of adults in the United States. Globally,
the severe form of the disease has a prevalence of 11%. In advanced cases, periodontitis …

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 …

Objectives This study presents the global burden of major oral diseases with an exegetical
commentary on their current profiles, the critical issues in oral healthcare and future …

Background: This report adds a new definition for mild periodontitis that allows for better
descriptions of the overall prevalence of periodontitis in populations. In 2007, the Centers for …

Background Given the fact that most patients are not regular compliers in supportive peri‐
implant maintenance programs, it is of interest to examine the significance of the peri …

New concepts evolve when existing ones fail to address known factors adequately or are
invalidated by new evidence. For decades periodontitis has been considered to be caused …

In their classic 1976 paper, Page & Schroeder described the histopathologic events and the
types of myeloid cells and lymphocytes involved in the initiation and progression of …

Over the last hundred years, groundbreaking research in oral microbiology has provided a
broad and deep understanding about the oral microbiome, its interactions with our body …

Periodontitis, or gum disease, affects millions of people each year. Although it is associated
with a defined microbial composition found on the surface of the tooth and tooth root, the …

Background and objectives: Periodontitis is a multifactorial chronic inflammatory infectious
disease in which an infection is necessary, but not sufficient, for development of the …