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The interleukin concept and the periodontal diseases
J Katz1, J Goultschin, R Benoliel
1Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
Medical Hypotheses
|August 1, 1989
Abstract:
The interleukins are hormone-like substances found at sites of inflammation such as in rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal disease. The present article analyzes a hypothetical mechanism of periodontal pathogenesis, whose etiology is still unclear despite its high prevalence.