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Prevalence of periodontal pathogens with varying metabolic control of diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Tervonen Tellervo,
Oliver Richard C.,
Wolff Larry F.,
Bereuter Jana,
Anderson LuAnn,
Aeppli Dorothy M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1994.tb00732.x
Subject(s) - fusobacterium nucleatum , diabetes mellitus , medicine , porphyromonas gingivalis , metabolic control analysis , periodontitis , periodontal disease , eikenella corrodens , periodontal pathogen , microbiology and biotechnology , prevotella intermedia , gingival and periodontal pocket , dentistry , biology , bacteria , endocrinology , genetics
. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of 5 periodontal pathogens in individuals with diabetes mellitus. Subjects ( n = 107) 20–70 years of age with type 1 ( n = 60) or 2 ( n = 47) diabetes mellitus were studied for the occurrence of the periodontal pathogens A. actinomycetemcomitans, F. nude‐alum, E. corrodens, P. gingivalis and P. intermedia. Subgingival plaque was sampled in each subject from a single site exhibiting the greatest inflammation. The evaluation of selected periodontal bacterial pathogens was based on an immunoassay utilizing bacterial specific monoclonal antibodies. 35% of the sites harbored P. gingivalis , 28% F. nucleatum and 21% E. corrodens. A. actinomycetemcomitans and P. intermedia were found in less than 10% of the sites. Subjects for whom the probing depth at the sampled site was 4 mm were more often found to have detectable pathogens than those with a probing depth 3 mm. Diabetic factors such as duration, type and metabolic control of the disease had no statistically significant effect on the prevalence of these bacteria.