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Refractory Periodontitis: Mixed Infection with Bacteroides gingivalis and Other Unusual Bacteroides Species : A Case Report
Author(s) -
Van Dyke T. E.,
Offenbacher S.,
Place D.,
Dowell V. R.,
Jones J.
Publication year - 1988
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.1988.59.3.184
Subject(s) - fusobacterium nucleatum , bacteroides , microbiology and biotechnology , fusobacterium , bacteroidaceae , periodontitis , biology , periodontal disease , dental plaque , immunology , medicine , bacteria , porphyromonas gingivalis , dentistry , genetics
H ost immune response and the predominant subgingival microflora were evaluated in a 47‐year‐old male exhibiting severe, recurrent Periodontitis. The patient's neutrophils were chemotactically elevated but other functions were within normal limits. Significantly, Bacteroides gingivalis and Bacteroides zoogleoformans constituted 80% of the cultivable microflora and total cell count in subgingival plaque. The remainder of the cultivable microbiota was comprised of Fusobacterium nucleatum and Haemophilus aprophillis . The present study provides additional evidence for an association between B. gingivalis and severe, recurrent periodontal disease.