Crystalline structure of pulverized dental calculus induces cell death in oral epithelial cells

ConclusionDental calculus induces pyroptotic cell death in human oral epithelial cells and the crystalline structure plays a major role in this process. Oral epithelial cell death induced by dental calculus might be important for the etiology of periodontitis.

Source: Journal of Periodontal Research - November 20, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: S. M. Ziauddin, A. Yoshimura, J. L. Montenegro Raudales, Y. Ozaki, K. Higuchi, T. Ukai, T. Kaneko, T. Miyazaki, E. Latz, Y. Hara Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research