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Periodontitis

Known as: Periodontitis NOS, Periodontitis [Disease/Finding], Pyorrhea 
Inflammation and loss of connective tissues supporting or surrounding the teeth. This may involve any part of the PERIODONTIUM. Periodontitis is… 
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Alveolar pyorrheaChronic PeriodontitisHypotrichosis-Osteolysis-Periodontitis-Palmoplantar Keratoderma SyndromePericementitis

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Dental DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesGingival DiseasesInflammation

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Review
2014
Review
2014
Treatment of periodontitis improves the atherosclerotic profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
AIM Systematic review and meta-analyses to study the robustness of observations that treatment of periodontitis improves the… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Treatment of periodontitis by local administration of minocycline microspheres: a controlled trial.
BACKGROUND Periodontitis is an inflammatory condition of tooth-supporting tissues that is usually treated by mechanical removal… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Early-onset periodontitis.
In 1993, the 1st European Workshop on Periodontology explicitly recognized that there was insufficient knowledge to differentiate… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Consensus Report: Aggressive Periodontitis
Not all characteristics must be present to assign a diagnosis or classify the disease. The diagnosis may be based on clinical… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Distribution of Porphyromonas gingivalisStrains with fimA Genotypes in Periodontitis Patients
ABSTRACT Fimbriae (FimA) of Porphyromonas gingivalis are filamentous components on the cell surface and are thought to play an… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Potential pathogenic mechanisms of periodontitis associated pregnancy complications.
During normal pregnancy, maternal hormones and locally acting cytokines play a key role in regulating the onset of labor… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Obesity and periodontitis.
To the Editor: We recently noted a relation between obesity, which is a risk factor for various diseases, and periodontitis… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Taxonomy, biology, and periodontal aspects of Fusobacterium nucleatum
The pathogenic potential of Fusobacterium nucleatum and its significance in the development of periodontal diseases, as well as… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Relationship of oral malodor to periodontitis: evidence of independence in discrete subpopulations.
Associations between oral malodor, measures of periodontal disease, and trypsin-like activity of periodontal pathogens on tongue… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Marginal tissue reactions at osseointegrated titanium fixtures (I). A 3-year longitudinal prospective study.
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