title: Periodontal diseases: pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Dental Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Offenbacher
mesh_terms: D016976:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans / Q000472:pathogenicity; D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D018450:Disease Progression; D017753:Ecosystem; D005883:Gingival Crevicular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000378:metabolism*; D007378:Interleukins / Q000378:metabolism; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D016966:Porphyromonas gingivalis / Q000472:pathogenicity; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000378:metabolism; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D016207:Cytokines; D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D007378:Interleukins; D011453:Prostaglandins