More Than Just a Periodontal Pathogen -the Research Progress on

Overview

Journal Front Cell Infect Microbiol

Specialties Cell Biology
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology

Date 2022 Feb 21

PMID 35186795

Authors

Yuanxin Chen

Zhijie Huang

Zhengming Tang

Yisheng Huang

Mingshu Huang

Hongyu Liu

Dirk Ziebolz

Gerhard Schmalz

Bo Jia

Jianjiang Zhao

Affiliations

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Abstract

is a common oral opportunistic bacterium that can cause different infections. In recent years, studies have shown that is enriched in lesions in periodontal diseases, halitosis, dental pulp infection, oral cancer, and systemic diseases. Hence, it can promote the development and/or progression of these conditions. The current study aimed to assess research progress in the epidemiological evidence, possible pathogenic mechanisms, and treatment methods of in oral and systemic diseases. Novel viewpoints obtained in recent studies can provide knowledge about the role of in hosts and a basis for identifying new methods for the diagnosis and treatment of -related diseases.

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