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Prevalence of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in Sudanese patients with aggressive periodontitis: a case-control study.
Journal of periodontal research - 1 Jun 2011
Elamin A, Albandar J M, Poulsen K, Ali R W, Bakken V
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is considered a possible etiological agent for aggressive periodontitis. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the JP2 clone and non-JP2 genotypes of A. actinomycetemcomitans in the subgingival plaque of patients with aggressive periodontitis and controls among Sudanese high-school students. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In a previous...
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