Article
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in adult periodontitis. II. Characterization of isolated strains and effect of mechanical periodontal treatment.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Sept 1994
Mombelli A, Gmür R, Gobbi C, Lang N P
Abstract excerpt
Ten systemically healthy subjects (ages 28 to 60 years) with untreated moderate to severe periodontal disease and evidence of presence of A. actinomycetemcomitans underwent standard mechanical periodontal treatment consisting of oral hygiene instruction and systematic deep scaling and root planing. Before, and 4 to 5 weeks after treatment, clinical measurements and separate subgingival microbiological samples...
Topics
- Adult
- Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
- Alveolar Bone Loss
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Dental Plaque Index
- Dental Scaling
- Gingival Hemorrhage
- Humans
- Linear Models
- Middle Aged
- Nitrates