Occurrence of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in patients with chronic periodontitis, aggressive periodontitis, healthy subjects and children with gingivitis in two cities of the state of São Paulo, Brazil Ocorrência de Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans em pacientes com periodontite crônica, periodontite agressiva, pessoas saudáveis e crianças com gengivite em duas cidades do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of isolation of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) in 100 patients with chronic periodontitis, 14 patients with aggressive periodontitis, 142 pre-school children with gingivitis and 134 periodontally healthy subjects. Samples of subgingival...

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Main Authors:	Elerson Gaetti Jardim Júnior, Joseane Maria Dias Bosco, Angélica Marquezim Lopes, Luís Fernando Landucci, Ellen Cristina Gaetti Jardim, Sílvia Rosana Soares Carneiro
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of São Paulo 2006-06-01
Series:	Journal of Applied Oral Science
Subjects:	Periodontite Microbiologia Infecção Bactéria Gengivite Periodontitis Microbiology Infection Bacteria Gingivitis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572006000300001