The researchers at Umeå university are now analyzing DNA from all participants in the study to identify genetic changes that ...

To understand the genetic, immunological and other physiological factors underlying PI and periodontitis, researchers collected gingival tissue from patients having both conditions. The samples ...

Background: Chronic periodontitis (CP), defines as destruction ... created by the interaction between environmental and host genetic factors that confer the individual susceptibility to the ...

Suspects have emerged, including genetic mutations ... Now a surprising new candidate is emerging: periodontal disease. A wave of new studies suggests that Alzheimer’s may develop in tandem ...