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Quantification of Porphyromonas gingivalis and fimA genotypes in smoker chronic periodontitis.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Jun 2009
Teixeira Sílvia R L, Mattarazo Flávia, Feres Magda, Figueiredo Luciene C, de Faveri Marcelo, Simionato Maria R L, Mayer Marcia P A
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AIM: Porphyromonas gingivalis fimA genotypes were associated with virulence factors in vitro, but little evidence of an association with disease severity were shown in humans. We aimed to correlate levels of P. gingivalis fimA genotypes II and IV and probing depth in smoker-chronic periodontitis...
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