"Periodontitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Inflammation and loss of connective tissues supporting or surrounding the teeth. This may involve any part of the PERIODONTIUM. Periodontitis is currently classified by disease progression (CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; AGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS) instead of age of onset. (From 1999 International Workshop for a Classification of Periodontal Diseases and Conditions, American Academy of Periodontology)
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D010518
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.465.714.533
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| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Periodontitis" by people in Profiles.
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Recent advances in injectable hydrogel therapies for periodontitis. J Mater Chem B. 2024 Jun 27; 12(25):6005-6032.
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Nociceptor Neurons Magnify Host Responses to Aggravate Periodontitis. J Dent Res. 2022 07; 101(7):812-820.
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American Cancer Society Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline. CA Cancer J Clin. 2016 05; 66(3):203-39.
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TLR4 Expression by Liver Resident Cells Mediates the Development of Glucose Intolerance and Insulin Resistance in Experimental Periodontitis. PLoS One. 2015; 10(8):e0136502.
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Periodontal disease and the oral microbiota in new-onset rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Oct; 64(10):3083-94.
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Restraining IL-17: Del-1 deals the blow. Nat Immunol. 2012 Apr 18; 13(5):433-5.
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Peptidylarginine deiminase from Porphyromonas gingivalis citrullinates human fibrinogen and a-enolase: implications for autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Sep; 62(9):2662-72.
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Autoimmunity to specific citrullinated proteins gives the first clues to the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis. Immunol Rev. 2010 Jan; 233(1):34-54.
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The therapeutic effect of corticosteroid-antibiotic combination in pulpal and periodontal affections. Egypt Dent J. 1966 Apr; 12(2):16-25.