Periodontal disease is the general description given to the inflammatory response of the gin-
giva and underlying connective tissue to bacterial accumulations (dental plaque) on the …

A method for reproducibly determining minimal inhibitory concentrations and minimal
bactericidal concentrations of plant extracts towards fastidiously and facultatively anaerobic …

The spirochetal accumulation in subgingival plaque appears to be a function of the clinical
severity of periodontal disease. It is not known how many different spirochetal species …

Most forms of periodontal disease are associated with the presence or overgrowth of
anaerobic species that could include Treponema denticola, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and …

The development of diagnostic tests for a periodontal infection raises the issue as to what
the appropriate reference standard, or" gold standard," should be for the evaluation of a new …

Serum samples obtained from 59 persons who had acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis,
periodontitis, syphilis, or Lyme disease were tested against Treponema phagedenis biotype …

Periodontitis, a disease responsible for tooth loss worldwide, is characterized by chronic
inflammation of the periodontium, eventually leading to destruction of periodontal ligaments …

Chronic periodontitis is characterized by the destruction of the tissues supporting the teeth
and has been associated with the presence of a subgingival polymicrobial biofilm containing …

The present study compared the “checkerboard” DNA‐DNA hybridization methodology with
culture techniques for the analysis of the composition of the subgingival microbiota. 70 …

Chronic periodontitis has a polymicrobial biofilm etiology and interactions between key oral
bacterial species, such as Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola contribute to …