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Pathogenic Factors of P. gingivalis and the Host Defense Mechanisms

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Shigenobu Kimura, Yuko Ohara-Nemoto, Yu Shimoyama, Taichi Ishikawa and Minoru Sasaki

Submitted: 07 April 2011 Published: 20 January 2012

DOI: 10.5772/32150

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Pathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontitis

Edited by Nurcan Buduneli

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Written By

Shigenobu Kimura, Yuko Ohara-Nemoto, Yu Shimoyama, Taichi Ishikawa and Minoru Sasaki

Submitted: 07 April 2011 Published: 20 January 2012