Open AccessIdentification of periodontopathogen microorganisms by PCR technique
Author(s) -
Radovan Milićević,
Gavrilo Brajović,
Nataša Nikolić-Jakoba,
Branka Popović,
Dušan Pavlica,
Vojislav Lekovic,
Jelena Milašin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0810476m
Subject(s) - treponema denticola , eikenella corrodens , tannerella forsythia , prevotella intermedia , aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , periodontitis , treponema , porphyromonas gingivalis , saliva , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , dental plaque , polymerase chain reaction , bacteria , biology , dentistry , immunology , pathology , honeysuckle , biochemistry , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gene , genetics
Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of the supporting tissues of teeth and is a major cause of tooth loss in adults. The onset and progression of periodontal disease is attributed to the presence of elevated levels of a consortium of pathogenic bacteria. Gram negative bacteria, mainly strict anaerobes, play the major role.