Assertion: dental infection | /r/CapableOf | drive systemic diseases
Facets:
value: among other immunologic mechanisms
type: OTHER
value: by molecular mimicry
type: MANNER
value: by driving systemic inflammation
type: MANNER
value: probably,
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: European sources find it more certain that dental infections drive systemic diseases, at least by driving systemic inflammation, and probably, among other immunologic mechanisms, by molecular mimicry resulting in antigenic crossreaction with host biomolecules, while some seemingly find progressive invasion of local tissues compatible with focal infection theory.