West China Journal of Stomatology

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Promotion of Porphyromonas gingivalis to viral disease

Meng Tiantian, Li Xin   

  1. Dept. of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
  • Online:2016-08-01 Published:2016-08-01
  • Contact: Li Xin, E-mail: httplixin@163.com
  • Supported by:

    Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province(2013022029); President Fund of Liaoning Medical University( University(QM2014017)

Abstract:

Chronic periodontitis is one of the most common oral diseases in humans, the main recognized pathogenic bacterium of which is the Porphyromonas gingivalis. Various types of viruses have been detected in periodontal disease in situ, and the joint action of viral and bacterial pathogens infection mechanism are complicated. Porphyromonas gingivalis has the characteristics resulting from the interaction with a variety of bacterium viruses, which may be the reason for chronic periodontitis being a protracted disease associated with a variety of systemic diseases. In this paper, we reviewed the relationship between Porphyromonas gingivalis and viral diseases to provide a new idea for the treatment of patients with periodontal disease and viral infections.

Key words: Porphyromonas gingivalis, human immunodeficiency virus, epstein-barr virus