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Presence of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in young individuals: a 16-year clinical and microbiological follow-up study.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Oct 2009
Aberg Carola Höglund, Sjödin Bengt, Lakio Laura, Pussinen Pirkko J, Johansson Anders, Claesson Rolf
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AIM: To look for clinical signs of periodontal disease in young adults who exhibited radiographic bone loss and detectable numbers of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in their primary dentition. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Periodontal status and radiographic bone loss were examined in each of the subjects 16 years after the baseline observations. Techniques for anaerobic and selective culture, and checkerboard,...
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