Open AccessPeriopathogenic bacteria in dental plaque of Congolese patients with periodontitis: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Em Kalala-Kazadi,
Jean-Paul Sekele-Issouradi,
Jaques Bolenge-Ileboso,
J Lasserre,
Augustin Mantshumba-Milolo,
Hubert Ntumba-Mulumba,
M Brecx
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of clinical and experimental dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1989-5488
DOI - 10.4317/jced.54613
Subject(s) - treponema denticola , tannerella forsythia , prevotella intermedia , aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans , medicine , porphyromonas gingivalis , periodontitis , dentistry , dental plaque , pathology , honeysuckle , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine
Periopathogenic bacteria play an important role in the etiology of periodontal disease. At present, no study screening for periopathogens in the DR Congo was carried out. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the prevalence of five periopathogens in Congolese patients with periodontitis and to determine the association between these bacteria.