Oxidative Stress in the Local and Systemic Events of Apical Periodontitis

Oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of a variety of inflammatory disorders. Apical periodontitis (AP) usually results in the formation of an osteolytic apical lesion (AL) caused by the immune response to endodontic infection. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by phagocytic cells in...

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Main Authors: Patricia Hernández-Ríos, Pirkko J. Pussinen, Rolando Vernal, Marcela Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
ROS
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.00869/full