Fusobacterium nucleatum mechanis of action in alveolar bone destruction: Scoping review

• Main Authors: Idrus, Erik, Shania Harsono, Tashya, Lestari, Widya, Fatma Suniarti, Dewi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2024
• Subjects: RK Dentistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/117007/1/117007_Fusobacterium%20nucleatum%20mechanis%20of%20action.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/117007/; https://journals.lww.com/jisp/fulltext/2024/28030/fusobacterium_nucleatum_mechanism_of_action_in.5.aspx

Fusobacterium nucleatum is implicated in periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory disease that destroys the periodontal tissue and alveolar bone due to hostmicrobe dysbiosis. This study focuses on understanding how F. nucleatum contributes to bone destruction in periodontitis. The literature search w...