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A Quantitative Measurement of Bacteremia and Its Relationship to Plaque Control
Author(s) -
Wank Harvey A.,
Levison Matthew E.,
Rose Louis F.,
Cohen D. Walter
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1976.47.12.683
Subject(s) - periodontology , oral medicine , medicine , medical school , dental clinic , family medicine , library science , gerontology , dentistry , medical education , computer science
Despite the improvement in the patients' oral hygiene, there was no significant decrease in the frequency of bacteremia. There was no significant difference in bacteremia between brushing, flossing, or deplaquing either before or after initial periodontal preparation and plaque control in 21 healthy subjects. Utilizing more sophisticated bacteriologic techniques for the cultivation of obligate anaerobes, a relatively high frequency of anaerobic bacteremia was found.