title: Microbial mechanisms in the pathogenesis of destructive periodontal diseases: a critical assessment.
authors.affiliation: Forsyth Dental Center, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Socransky
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Haffajee
mesh_terms: D000188:Actinobacillus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D000818:Animals; D000898:Antibiosis; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002449:Cell Aggregation; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology; D004463:Ecology; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014208:Treponema / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial