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Infectious Diseases of the Oral Cavity

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It has been recognized for years that the severity and rate of progression of periodontitis can be affected by systemic disease and other systemic factors. HIV-related periodontitis, for example, is a systemic infection contributing to a more acute expression of periodontitis. Other factors that have been shown to affect the progression of periodontitis are diabetes mellitus and smoking.

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  1. Marlin E. Gher Jr
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

    Gerald L. Mandell MD, MACP (Professor of Medicine, Owen R. Cheatham Professor of the Sciences Chief) (Professor of Medicine, Owen R. Cheatham Professor of the Sciences Chief)

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA

    Itzhak Brook MD (Professor, Senior Investigator) (Professor, Senior Investigator)

  3. Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    Itzhak Brook MD (Professor, Senior Investigator) (Professor, Senior Investigator)

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Gher, M.E., Quintero, G. (2000). Infectious Diseases of the Oral Cavity. In: Mandell, G.L., Brook, I. (eds) Atlas of Upper Respiratory and Head and Neck Infections. Current Medicine Group, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1103-4_5

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