Proteases in Periodontal Disease

• Main Authors: Ana Rita Sokolonski ANTON (Author), Daniele Coelho DOURADO (Author), Ianderlei Andrade SOUZA (Author), Roberto Paulo Correia de ARAÚJO (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of Support to Oral Health Research (APESB), 2006-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The caries and the periodontal disease (PD) are the most frequent alterations in the oral cavity. The PD presents two stages: gengivitis and periodontitis. The destruction of collagenous fibers which encases the tooth onto the alveolar bone is characteristic of the pariodontitis. The i...