CONCLUSIONS: Altogether, the current results indicate that the exacerbation of infection-induced PD by arthritis is associated with an alteration in lymphocyte polarization pattern and increased systemic immunoreactivity. This process was ameliorated by anti-TNF-�± and antiseptic therapies.
PMID: 22582749 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology)
MedWorm: Dentistry
Experimental arthritis exacerbates Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans-induced periodontitis in mice.
Posted in Dental News.
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– July 20, 2012
