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Air Pollution – Particulate Matter Exacerbates Periodontitis

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Air pollution in the mouth: Fine dust of the size PM2.5 has not only altered the tongue mucosa in mice, but also exacerbated an experimentally triggered periodontitis. The animals showed more inflammatory substances, oxidative stress and stronger bone degradation. Whether the same mechanisms play a similar important role in humans is still open. São Paulo (Brazil). Fine dust with a diameter of not more than 2.5 micrometers can get deep into the …
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Air pollution in the mouth: Fine dust of the size PM2.5 has not only altered the tongue mucosa in mice, but also exacerbated an experimentally triggered periodontitis. The animals showed more inflammatory substances, oxidative stress and stronger bone degradation. Whether the same mechanisms play a similar important role in humans is still open. São Paulo (Brazil). Fine dust with a diameter of not more than 2.5 micrometers can get deep into the …

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scinexx.de broke the news on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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