[Role of human viruses in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease].
Human viruses play a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease due to their intrinsec capacity to interfere with immune system of the host. Herpesvirus maybe involved in the onset or progress of a number of periodontal diseases while HIV seems to be related to the linear gingival erythema (LGE) and necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis (NUP).
Grassi
F R
FR
Cattedra di Parodontologia II e Protesi I, Dipartimento di Odontostomatologia e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Bari, Bari, Italy.
Pappalardo
S
S
Frateiacci
A
A
Scortichini
A
A
Petruzzi
M
M
D005883:Gingival Crevicular Fluid / Q000821:virology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000821:virology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology*