title: The role of impaired host defense mechanisms in the pathogenesis of juvenile periodontitis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology*; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D010587:Phagocytosis