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- Title
Short chain fatty acids present in periodontal pockets may play a role in human periodontal disease.
- Authors
Tonetti, M.; Eftimiadi, C.; Damiani, G.; Buffa, P.; Buffa, D.; Botta, G. A.
- Abstract
Short chain fatty acids (SCFA) present in periodontal pockets may play a role in human periodontal diseases. An early report has indicated that SCFA may penetrate oral mucosa, since junctional epithelium is presently considered to be highly permeable to a wide range of compounds, and since SCFA may be pharmacologically characterized by the presence of both polar and non-polar groups. it may be postulated that SCFA may diffuse from subgingival plaque in to periodontal tissues, thus leading the way to potentially damaging effects on the periodontium.
- Subjects
PERIODONTAL pockets; PERIODONTAL disease; PERIODONTITIS; EPITHELIUM; FATTY acids; PERIODONTIUM
- Publication
Journal of Periodontal Research, 1987, Vol 22, Issue 3, p190
- ISSN
0022-3484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0765.1987.tb01565.x