Mechanical Periodontal Therapy Recovered the Phagocytic Function of Monocytes in Periodontitis

Background. Several studies have focused on the association between periodontitis and systemic implications; however, the biological mechanisms of the immune responses before and after periodontal therapy involved in this relationship, such as phagocytic functions, remain unclear. Objectives. This s...

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Main Authors: Priscilla F. Naiff, Valéria M. A. Carneiro, Maria do Carmo M. Guimarães, Ana Cristina B. Bezerra, Mariangela S. Oliveira, Shirley C. P. Couto, Érica Alessandra R. Alves, Selma A. S. Kückelhaus, Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8636795