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Black‐pigmenting Gram‐negative bacteria in periodontal disease. II. Screening strategies for detection of <i>P. gingivalis</i>
1 Jul 1991
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this analysis was to evaluate the feasibility of detecting P. gingivalis using selected sites and to indicate increased proportions of this organism in periodontitis patients. In 10 patients suffering from moderate to advanced periodontal disease, separate microbiological samples were taken from the mesial, buccal, distal and oral (lingual or palatal) aspects of every tooth. This yielded a total of...
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