Community as the unit of pathogenicity: An emerging concept as to the microbial pathogenesis of apical periodontitis

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 870-878

  Siqueira Jr , José F ^a   Rôças, Isabela N ^a  

^a Faculty of Dentistry   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYMBIOSIS; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; MOUTH; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 65649126006     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.01.044     Document Type: Review

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