The interpretation of diagnostic tests for the detection of subgingival bacterial species is
dependent on knowledge of the microbial etiology of destructive periodontal diseases. Specific …

Periodontal diseases are infections caused by microorganisms that colonize the tooth surface
at or below the gingival margin. While these infections have many properties in common …

Background: Periodontal diseases are infections and thus systemically administered
antibiotics are often employed as adjuncts for their control. There are conflicting reports as to …

… The role of some of these factors in the formation of microbial complexes was discussed
in Socransky et al. (156). … The effects of various forms of therapy on the subgingival …

A third problem is the lack of a good animal model system. Each animal model system
currently in use has certain draw-backs. A major drawback common to all is the presence of a …

Background, aims: The purpose of the present investigation was to compare the microbial
composition of supra and subgingival plaque in 22 periodontally healthy (mean age 32±16 …

Background: This study compared the subgingival microbiota of subjects with refractory
periodontitis (RP) to those in subjects with treatable periodontitis (GRs = good responders) or …

Background/aim: To examine the proportions of 40 bacterial species in samples from 8 oral
soft tissue surfaces and saliva in systemically healthy adult subjects and to compare these …

… for microbial detection⁄enumeration and the use of these techniques to examine ecologic
relationships between the host and its colonizing species are explored by Socransky and …

A clinical trial was undertaken to study the effect of one surgical and one non‐surgical treatment
modality in patients with advanced periodontal disease. Fifteen patients were selected …