Focal Infection and Periodontitis: A Narrative Report and New Possible Approaches

The “focal infection theory” is a historical concept based on the assumption that some infections may cause chronic and acute diseases in different districts of the body. Its great popularity spanned from 1930 to 1950 when, with the aim to remove all the foci of infection, drastic surgical intervent...

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Main Authors: Jean-Paul Rocca, Carlo Fornaini, Zuomin Wang, Lixin Tan, Elisabetta Merigo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8875612
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