title: [The pathological entirety of periodontal diseases].
abstract: Periodontal disease is a major cause in the lost of human teeth. The pathological entirety of periodontal disease is a diverse and obscure. However, a large amount of outcomes concerning the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases due to the recent development of bacteriology and molecular biology have been obtained. Among these, the evidence of formation of biofilm by periodontopathic bacteria, which disturbs periodontal therapy, and the concept of risk factors on the pathogenesis of periodontal disease are novel. It is currently suggested the possibility of genetic diagnosis of the susceptibility to periodontal diseases.
authors.affiliation: Periodontology, Department of Hard Tissue Engineering, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe