title: Have we become so focused on inflammation and host response that we have neglected the role of bacteria in initiating periodontal disease?
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Charles M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Cobb
authors.forename: J William
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Costerton
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Van Dyke
mesh_terms: D018441:Biofilms; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology*; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*