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    • Gómez, Mariel; Toledo, Andrés; Carvajal, Paola; Carvalho Gomes, Sabrina; Araújo Costa, Ricardo; Solanes, Fernando; Oppermann, Rui; Kuchenbecker Rösing, Cassiano; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio; Romanelli, Hugo (2018)
      The aims of this study were to describe the self-reported oral hygiene habits, dental visit frequency, and gingival bleeding perception in adult populations from three South American cities, and also to assess the ...
    • Quiróz, Viviana; Reinero Núñez, Daniela; Hernández Ríos, Patricia; Contreras Balbontín, Johanna; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando; Carvajal, Paola (Universidade de São Paulo, 2017)
      The major infectious diseases in Chile encompass the periodontal diseases, with a combined prevalence that rises up to 90% of the population. Thus, the population-based surveillance of periodontal diseases plays a central ...
    • Díaz Zúñiga, Jaime; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta; Monasterio, Gustavo; Pujol, Myriam; Rojas, Leticia; Alvarez, Carla; Carvajal, Paola; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando (Elsevier Ltd, 2017)
      Objective: In Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, different serotypes have been described based on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antigenicity. When T lymphocytes were stimulated with these serotypes, different patterns of ...
    • Navarrete, Mariely; García, Jocelyn; Dutzan Muñoz, Nicolás; Henríquez, Leslie; Puente Piccardo, Javier; Carvajal, Paola; Hernández Ríos, Marcela; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio (Elsevier, 2014)
      Background: Macrophages account for 5% to 30% of the inflammatory infiltrate in periodontitis and are activated by the classic and alternative pathways. These pathways are identified by indirect markers, among which ...
    • Navarrete, Mariely; García, Jocelyn; Dutzan, Nicolás; Henríquez, Leslie; Puente, Javier; Carvajal, Paola; Hernandez, Marcela; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio (American Academy of Periodontology, 2014)
      Macrophages account for 5% to 30% of the inflammatory infiltrate in periodontitis and are activated by the classic and alternative pathways. These pathways are identified by indirect markers, among which interferon (IFN)-γ ...
    • Cafferata, Emilio; Terraza Aguirre, Claudia; Barrera, Romina; Faúndez, Nicolás; González, Nicolás; Rojas, Carolina; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta; Hernández, Marcela; Carvajal, Paola; Cortez, Cristian; González, Fermín; Covarrubias, Cristian; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando (Wiley, 2020)
      Aim T lymphocytes play a central role during the pathogenesis of periodontitis, and the imbalance between the pathogenic T-helper type 17 (Th17) and protective T-regulatory (Treg) lymphocytes determines the tooth-supporting ...
    • Carvajal, Paola; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando; Reinero, Daniela; Malheiros, Zilson; Stewart, Bernal; Pannuti, Claudio Mendes; Romito, Giuseppe Alexandre (Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontologica, 2020)
      The epidemiological data on gingivitis and periodontitis in Latin America are scarce, as the majority of the Latin American studies have analyzed probing depth instead of clinical attachment loss. Reported data have shown ...
    • Romito, Giuseppe; Feres, Magda; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge; Gómez, Mariel; Carvajal, Paola; Pannuti, Claudio; Duque Duque, Andrés; Romanelli, Hugo; Rosing, Cassiano Kuchenbecker; Aranguiz Freyhofer, Vicente; Cavagni, Juliano; Fischer, Ricardo Guimaraes; Figueiredo, Luciene; Campos de Almeida Carrer, Fernanda; Malheiros, Zilson; Stewart, Bernal; Sanz, Mariano; Ryan, María (Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontologica, 2020)
      Periodontal diseases are considered a worldwide public health problem, owing to their high prevalence in developed and developing countries. Periodontitis may lead to tooth loss, which can impact oral health-related quality ...
    • Rojas, Leticia; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta; Díaz Zúñiga, Jaime; Alvarez, Carla; Monasterio, Gustavo; Rojas, Carolina; Carvajal, Paola; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando (Elsevier Ltd, 2018)
      Objective: In Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, different serotypes have been described based on LPS antigenicity. Mixed infection with the different A. actinomycetemcomitans serotypes is frequent in periodontitis ...