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Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia and Bacteroides forsythus in plaque subjacent to bridge pontics
Author(s) -
Wang JenChyan,
Lai ChernHsiung,
Listgarten Max A.
Publication year - 1998
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.1998.tb02449.x
Subject(s) - prevotella intermedia , porphyromonas gingivalis , bacteroides , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteroidaceae , chemistry , pathology , biology , periodontitis , medicine , bacteria , genetics
. This study examined the distribution of P. gingivalis, P. intermedia and B. forsythus in plaque on metallic and porcelain pontics adjacent to healthy and inflamed mucosa. Subpontic plaque was collected from 33 inflamed and 31 healthy sites. Plaque suspension was incubated with specific rabbit antisera to P. gingivalis (FDC 381), P. intermedia (ATCC 25261) and B. forsythus (FDC 335), and the labelled cells disclosed with fluorescein‐labelled goat‐anti‐rabbit IgG by indirect immunofluorescence microscopy. Mean proportions of P. gingivalis, P. intermedia , and B. forsythus at inflamed sites were 0.60±0.75, 2.48±2.28, and 0.44±0.64% respectively, and at healthy sites 0.21±0.43, 1.27±1.05, and 0.15±0.18% respectively. These differences were statistically significant. Almost all sites were positive for P. intermedia , whereas only 12/31 healthy and 21/33 inflamed sites were positive for P. gingivalis. 18/31 healthy and 28/33 inflamed sites were positive for B. forsythus. P. intermedia was recovered in higher proportions from metallic pontics adjacent to inflamed sites (MI) than healthy sites (MH) or porcelain pontics next to inflamed (PI) or healthy sites (PH), P. gingivalis is was recovered in higher proportions from MI than PH. We conclude that both the nature of the pontic material and the health status of the mucosa affect the composition of the associated microbiota.