Viruses in the etio-pathogenesis of periodontitis. role of human herpes virus (hhv)
International Journal of Development Research
Viruses in the etio-pathogenesis of periodontitis. role of human herpes virus (hhv)
Received 26th September, 2017; Received in revised form 12th October, 2017; Accepted 08th November, 2017; Published online 30th December, 2017
Copyright ©2017, Tahira Ashraf et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Periodontitis is a multifactorial disease. It is a result of complex interplay of pathogens, host and environment. Among the pathogenic organisms, the role of bacteria is fully explained. However the recent researches have focussed on other pathogens in the etiopathogenesis of periodontal diseases. Several studies have proved the association between viruses and periodontal diseases especially human herpes virus (HHV).The main aim of this review is to summarizes the evidence that link various herpes viruses to periodontitis, and to explain the possible mechanisms behind this process.
