The Experimental Use of Anti-inflammatory Drugs in the Treatment of Periodontal Disease: A Review

Autor: Richard I. Vogel
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of periodontology. 56
ISSN: 1943-3670
Popis: Plaque is the major etiologic agent of inflammatory periodontal disease. It has become apparent, however, that the plaque-induced destruction of the periodontium results primarily from the various immunologie and inflammatory responses of the host to the flora. Many of these responses are brought about through the action of several mediators of the inflammatory response such as histamine, kinins and fibrin peptides. Another class of mediators of inflammation are several metabolites ofboth the cyclo-oxygenase and lipoxygen
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