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Originally published in Dental Abstracts, Volume 66, Issue 1
Background: Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease in which dysbiotic plaque biofilms cause destructive inflammatory responses, leading to destruction of the periodontal attachment and underlying bone. Mild periodontitis may affect up to half…