UNC study shows nearly one-third of human genome involved in gingivitis

Study shows that development and reversal of gingivitis at the molecular level is apparently much more complicated than its causes might indicate.
Dec. 28, 2009

Gingivitis, which may affect more than half of the adult population in the United States, is a condition commonly attributed to lapses in simple oral hygiene habits. However, a new study shows that development and reversal of gingivitis at the molecular level is apparently much more complicated than its causes might indicate.

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