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ReviewFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2025

Microbial dysbiosis and immune dysregulation in periodontitis and peri-implantitis.

Nika Mehrnia, Thomas E Van Dyke

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Review in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Nika MehrniaDepartment of Applied Oral Sciences, ADA-Forsyth Institute, Somerville, MA, United States.
Thomas E Van DykeDepartment of Applied Oral Sciences, ADA-Forsyth Institute, Somerville, MA, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Periodontitis and peri-implantitis are chronic inflammatory diseases which are primarily driven by excessive and dysregulated immune responses. This would result in irreversible tissue destruction around teeth and implants. Although the microbiome serves as an initiator of inflammation and leads to microbial dysbiosis, persistent and unresolved inflammation is the primary driver of tissue and bone loss. These conditions result from a dynamic interplay between the host immune response and pathogenic biofilms. Microbial dysbiosis results from a shift from a eubiotic (symbiotic) oral microbiome to a dysbiotic microbial community. This is initiated by excessive inflammation and manipulates host immunity to promote chronic inflammation. Concurrently, immune dysregulation, including imbalances in innate and adaptive immune responses that result from a failure of resolution of inflammation pathways, exacerbates tissue destruction through the overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines and the activation of destructive pathways, such as neutrophil-mediated degradation and osteoclast activation. This review explores the mechanisms underlying microbial dysbiosis and immune dysregulation in periodontitis and peri-implantitis, emphasizing their contribution to inflammation, bone resorption, and disease progression.

Indexed as

DysbiosisPeri-ImplantitisPeriodontitisAnimalsBiofilmsHumansInflammationMicrobiotadysbiosisimmune dysregulaitonperi - implantitisperiodonditisperiodontal disease

Identifiers

PMID41574302
PMCPMC12819797

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