Open AccessPrevalence of eight putative periodontal pathogens in atherosclerotic plaque of coronary artery disease patients and comparing them with noncardiac subjects: A case-control study
Author(s) -
Jaideep Mahendra,
Little Mahendra,
Aishwarya Nagarajan,
K. J. Mathew
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.159164
Subject(s) - tannerella forsythia , aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans , medicine , periodontal examination , treponema denticola , eikenella corrodens , prevotella intermedia , coronary artery disease , dental plaque , oral hygiene , periodontitis , porphyromonas gingivalis , dentistry , pathology , biology , honeysuckle , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine , bacteria , genetics
The study was aimed to assess the prevalence of periodontal pathogens namely Tannerella forsythia (T.f), Campylobacter rectus (C.r), Eikenella corrodens (E.c), Porphyromonas gingivalis (P.g), Treponema denticola (T.d), Prevotella nigrescens (P.n) ,Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (A.a), P.g (fi mA gene) and Prevotella intermedia (P.i), in the subgingival and the atheromatous plaque of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), and comparing them with the noncardiac subjects thereby indicating the role of periodontal pathogenic bacteria in the progression of atherosclerosis in south Indian population.