Nettsider med emneord «Biofilm» - Side 2

Fimbriae are essential virulence factors in the major periodontopathogen P. gingivalis, providing attachment to host tissue. The structure of fimbriae may determine to what extent this organism attach to such tissue.  

During periodontitis sites that will break down or will be repaired are difficult to predict.  

There is a clear relationship between periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases but the factors contributing to this relationship are not well known.