title: The prevalence of Entamoeba gingivalis and Trichomonas tenax in periodontal disease.
abstract: Two hundred patients (100 males and 100 females) having either marginal periodontitis or gingivitis were examined for detection of E. gingivalis and T. tenax. E. gingivalis was more prevalent among patients with periodontitis particularly females, while T. tenax was not discovered entirely in both patients and control groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Benha Faculty of Medicine, El-Azhar University, Egypt.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: el Hayawan
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bayoumy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004747:Entamoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D015995:Prevalence; D014244:Trichomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification*