Papel del virus del herpes humano en la enfermedad periodontal
- Perea García, M.A.
- Campo Trapero, Julián
- Escudero Castaño, N.
- Bascones Martínez, Antonio
ISSN: 1697-6398, 1697-641X
Year of publication: 2006
Volume: 3
Issue: 3
Pages: 37-44
Type: Article
More publications in: Científica dental: Revista científica de formación continuada
Abstract
Periodontitis is an infectious and multifactorial disease where the role of the bacteria is necessary, although the presence of HHV can influence the ethiopatogenia of the disease. HHV decrease the ability of the defence of the periodontal tissues. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), Epstein- Barr type I (EBV-I), has been closely allied to the periodontitis. Epstein-Barr type II (EBV-II), human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6), simple herpes virus (HSV) seem to have a small association with the most of the destructive periodontal diseases. There not exist enough information about the presence of herpes virus-7 (HHV-7) and human virus herpes-8 (HHV-8) in periodontal lesions. Molecular techniques that allow us to know the viral load in the gingival sulcus may show us the role of the HHV in periodontitis.