Interactions between periodontal disease, medical diseases and immunity in the older individual

Periodontol 2000. 1998 Feb:16:80-105. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.1998.tb00117.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bacterial Proteins / physiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology*
  • Dental Care for Aged*
  • Dental Plaque / microbiology
  • Ecology
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Heat-Shock Proteins / physiology
  • Humans
  • Oral Hygiene
  • Periodontal Diseases / complications*
  • Periodontal Diseases / immunology
  • Periodontal Diseases / microbiology
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration / etiology
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration / microbiology*
  • Risk Factors
  • Tooth Loss / complications

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Heat-Shock Proteins