Open AccessPrevalence of herpesviruses in periodontal disease of the North Indian population: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Rameshwari Singhal,
Amita Jain,
Pavitra Rastogi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/jisp.jisp_62_19
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontitis , disease , cytomegalovirus , herpes simplex virus , population , clinical attachment loss , case control study , immunology , virus , herpesviridae , dentistry , pathology , viral disease , environmental health
Periodontitis is a multifactorial disease of diverse microbiome, predominantly bacterial. Bacterial infection alone may not explain complete pathophysiology and clinical variations in disease pattern. Concept of herpesviruses playing a significant role in periodontal pathogenesis has been explored globally. Studies show varied results and difference may be accounted to variations existing in studied populations. The present study explored the prevalence of herpesviruses in periodontal disease of the North Indian population.