Eur J Musculoskel Dis 2024 Sep-Dec;13(3):20-22
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
GINGIVA INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION CAN LEAD TO PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND AUTOIMMUNITY
A. Coppola1, R. Padula2, A. Annicchiarico3 and C. Annicchiarico3*
1 Private practice, Studio Armando Coppola, Corso Garibaldi 246, 80141 Naples, Italy;
2 Clinical and experimental biology, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy;
3 Independent Researcher, University of Bari, 70100 Bari, Italy.
*Correspondence to:
Ciro Annicchiarico,
Independent Researcher,
University of Bari,
70100 Bari, Italy.
e-mail: annichiarico.ciro63@gmail.com
KEYWORDS: Autoimmunity, immune system, periodontal disease, porphyromonas gingivalis, inflammation