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Microbiota of Rapidly Progressive Periodontitis Lesions in Association With Clinical Parameters
Author(s) -
Kamma Joanna J.,
Nakou Mela,
Manti Frieda A.
Publication year - 1994
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.1994.65.11.1073
Subject(s) - periodontitis , association (psychology) , medicine , dentistry , psychology , psychotherapist
T he microbial population in 73 rapidly progressive periodontitis (RPP) lesions in 10 young adults aged 25 to 35 years (5 males, 5 females) was studied in relation to the clinical parameters probing depth, bleeding on probing, and suppuration, which were recorded at the sampled sites. Porphyromonas gingivalis was found to predominate (26.7%) in 73 periodontal lesions with clinical probing depth >6 mm, followed by Bacteroides forsythus (23.6%), and Prevotella intermedia (15.7%). The prevalence of P. gingivalis was 91.7%, Fusobacterium nucleatum , 90.4%; Streptococcus intermedius , 87.7%; and B. forsythus , 53.4%. Significant differences between bleeding index 0, 1, and 2 ( P <0.05) in frequency of detection were found for P. intermedia, Campylobacter concisus, Selenomonas sputigena , and Peptostreptococcus micros at bleeding sites and for Streptococcus sanguis, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans , and B. forsythus ( P <0.001) at non‐bleeding sites. Between suppurating and non‐suppurating sites, significant differences ( P <0.05) in frequency of isolation were found for P. intermedia, Capnocytophaga ochracea , and A. actinomycetemcomitans at suppurating sites and for F. nucleatum at non‐suppurating sites. J Periodontol 1994;65:1073–1078 .