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. 2023 Apr 2;15(1):2197779. doi: 10.1080/20002297.2023.2197779

Figure 5.

Figure 5.

Inflammation-Mediated Polymicrobial Emergence and Dysbiotic Exacerbation (IMPEDE) model. According to this proposed model, plaque-induced periodontitis is mainly derived from inflammation. This model consists of 5 stages: stage 1: gingivitis, stage 2: emergence of polymicrobial diversity in early periodontitis, stage 3: inflammation mediated dysbiosis and opportunistic infection, and stage 4: late stage of periodontitis. Adapted from Van Dyke et al., 2020 [147].