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Distribution of Porphyromonas gingivalis fimA genotypes in chronic apical periodontitis associated with symptoms.
Journal of endodontics - 1 Nov 2010
Wang Qian, Zhou Xue-dong, Zheng Qing-hua, Wang Yao, Tang Lu, Huang Ding-ming
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INTRODUCTION: Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) is an anaerobic bacterium involved in root canal infections whose fimbriae are classified into six genotypes (types I-V and Ib) based on nucleotide sequence. Accumulated evidence suggests there is significant association between P. gingivalis and some clinical symptoms of periodontal diseases. The present study aims to determine the prevalence of P....
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