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Can you tell me what can periodontal disease?
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Host reaction: Periodontal disease is a process of your body established a reaction to an antigenic response such as bacteria and bacterial product. Your gum become inflamed, followed with destruction to your periodontal attachments (bone, cementum, periodontal ligament). The destruction will exacerbate with malocclusion.
Answered 5/17/2014
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