title: Interactions between periodontal disease, medical diseases and immunity in the older individual.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological and Material Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Loesche
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Lopatin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016321:Dental Care for Aged; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology; D004463:Ecology; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins