Open AccessThe detection of eight putative periodontal pathogens in adult and rapidly progressive periodontitis patients: An institutional study
Author(s) -
Vinayak Joshi,
K L Vandana
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
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 - 10.4103/0970-9290.30914
Subject(s) - treponema denticola , prevotella intermedia , fusobacterium nucleatum , periodontitis , porphyromonas gingivalis , actinobacillus , bacteroides , medicine , fusobacterium , gingival and periodontal pocket , microbiology and biotechnology , gastroenterology , dentistry , biology , bacteria , genetics
Periodontal disease is a commonly prevalent problem faced alike by both the developed and third world countries but showing wide variations in prevalence and severity across different geographical areas. The purpose was to identify Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (Aa), Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg), Prevotella intermedia (Pi), Ekinella corrodens (Ec), Campylobacter rectus (Cr), Bacteroides forsythus (Bf), Treponema denticola (Td) and Fusobacterium nucleatum (Fn) in Indian adult periodontitis and rapidly progressive periodontitis patients.