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ReviewFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2022

Mechanisms of bone remodeling and therapeutic strategies in chronic apical periodontitis.

Xutao Luo, Qianxue Wan, Lei Cheng, Ruoshi Xu

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Review in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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46citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Bone and Infections: An Osteoimmunological Interplay.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. Cellular and molecular immunomodulatory potential of red wine polyphenols in apical periodontitis.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas · 2026
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  11. Interaction between diabetes and osteoporosis: imbalance between inflammation and bone remodeling.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xutao LuoState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Cariology and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Qianxue WanState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Cariology and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Lei ChengState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Cariology and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Ruoshi XuState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Cariology and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Sichuan University · CNState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic periapical periodontitis (CAP) is a typical oral disease in which periodontal inflammation caused by an odontogenic infection eventually leads to bone loss. Uncontrolled infections often lead to extensive bone loss around the root tip, which ultimately leads to tooth loss. The main clinical issue in the treatment of periapical periodontitis is the repair of jawbone defects, and infection control is the first priority. However, the oral cavity is an open environment, and the distribution of microorganisms through the mouth in jawbone defects is inevitable. The subversion of host cell metabolism by oral microorganisms initiates disease. The presence of microorganisms stimulates a series of immune responses, which in turn stimulates bone healing. Given the above background, we intended to examine the paradoxes and connections between microorganisms and jaw defect repair in anticipation of new ideas for jaw defect repair. To this end, we reviewed the microbial factors, human signaling pathways, immune cells, and cytokines involved in the development of CAP, as well as concentrated growth factor (CGF) and stem cells in bone defect repair, with the aim of understanding the impact of microbial factors on host cell metabolism to inform the etiology and clinical management of CAP.

Indexed as

Periapical PeriodontitisPeriodontitisBone RemodelingHumansInflammationbone regenerationbone remodelingchronic apical periodontitismicroorganismsignaling pathway

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PMID35937695
PMCPMC9353524
OpenAlexW4286470724

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