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Gum Disease

HealthScientists discover why smoking loosens teeth and eats away at bone

Spatial gene maps show smoking worsens periodontitis by weakening gum barriers and boosting CXCL12-driven inflammation and bone damage.

Hannah Shavit-Weiner
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