Non-inflammatory destructive periodontal disease: a clinical, microbiological, immunological and genetic investigation

• Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo Repeke (Author), Cristina Ribeiro Cardoso (Author), Marcela Claudino (Author), Elcia Maria Silveira (Author), Ana Paula Favaro Trombone (Author), Ana Paula Campanelli (Author), João Santana Silva (Author), Walter Martins Júnior (Author), Gustavo Pompermaier Garlet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Periodontitis comprises a group of multifactorial diseases in which periodontopathogens accumulate in dental plaque and trigger host chronic inflammatory and immune responses against periodontal structures, which are determinant to the disease outcome. Although unusual cases of non-inflammatory dest...