Periodontitis is a group of inflammatory diseases that affect the connective tissue attachment
and supporting bone around the teeth. It is widely accepted that the initiation and the …

The initiation and progression of periodontal disease is attributed to the presence of
elevated levels of pathogenic bacteria within the gingival crevice (70, 71). Several hundred …

Ô… If, as is sometimes supposed, science consisted in nothing but the laborious
accumulation of facts, it would soon come to a standstill, crushed, as it were, under its own …

Periodontitis is a common human inflammatory disease. In this condition, microbiota trigger
excessive inflammation in oral mucosal tissues surrounding the dentition, resulting in …

Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), a B‐lymphotropic gamma‐herpesvirus, causes infectious
mononucleosis and oral hairy leukoplakia, and is associated with various types of lymphoid …

Periodontitis is one of the most complex infectious diseases of the human body. Individual
periodontal lesions may harbor millions of genomic copies of herpesviruses (179) as well as …

Four billion individuals worldwide have a history of periodontitis, with the poorest people in
society most affected. Periodontitis can lead to unsightly drifting of teeth and tooth loss that …

Aim: Several herpesvirus species can be detected in periodontal pockets and saliva. This
study compared human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) DNA copy …

Lysosomal cathepsins are proteolytic enzymes increasingly recognized as prognostic
markers and potential therapeutic targets in a variety of diseases. In those conditions, the …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare zirconium oxide and titanium alloys with
respect to their tendency to adhesion and colonization of two periodontal pathogens on both …