Open AccessClinical and microbiological profiles of aggressive and chronic periodontitis in Congolese patients: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Em Kalala-Kazadi,
Selena Toma,
J Lasserre,
Fidèle Nyimi-Bushabu,
Hubert Ntumba-Mulumba,
M Brecx
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/jispcd.jispcd_501_19
Subject(s) - treponema denticola , tannerella forsythia , aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans , chronic periodontitis , medicine , prevotella intermedia , aggressive periodontitis , periodontitis , dentistry , porphyromonas gingivalis , cross sectional study , gastroenterology , pathology , traditional chinese medicine , honeysuckle , alternative medicine
Chronic and aggressive periodontitis were the main forms of periodontitis according to the 1999 classification of periodontal diseases and conditions. Their profile in Congolese patients is still undescribed.