Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Amount

$1,028,088.00

Award Date

1/10/2012

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Current clinical periodontal treatment is often not sufficient on its own to control destructive inflammation. This necessitates improved therapeutic approaches, especially in the elderly who are more susceptible to periodontitis. We propose that old age