DEFINING THE BACTERIAL FLORA OF PERIODONTAL POCKETS IN CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS PATIENTS

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to describe the subgingival bacterial biodiversity in untreated chronic periodontitis patients through the use of next generation 16S rRNA molecular analysis, and to determine similarities or differences between deep and shallow pockets within the same patients...

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Main Author: Rodriguez, Rafael
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2011
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2429
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3428&context=etd