Open AccessRecurrent black stains and periodontal disease
Author(s) -
Ratika Lihala,
Deepika Jayaprakash,
Praveen Jayaram,
A Savitha,
Anirban Chatterjee,
M Rajini
Publication year - 2019
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/ijdr.ijdr_260_17
Subject(s) - gram staining , stain , incidence (geometry) , medicine , dentistry , dental plaque , forensic odontology , oral and maxillofacial pathology , pathology , staining , biology , bacteria , genetics , physics , optics
The objective of this study was to identify the anaerobic pigment-forming bacteria present in black stain and correlate its occurrence with dental caries incidence and periodontal destruction.