title: [Tuberculous periodontitis].
abstract: Peridental foci of infection (PFI) in periodontitis in 113 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis were evaluated clinico-morphologically with regard to mycobacterial populations. Vegetation in PFI of bacterial, bacterial and L-form M. tuberculosis (37.2%) was associated with clinically inapparent periodontitis symptoms, formation of large and middle-size PFI with destruction and foci of productive tuberculous inflammation. Persistent L-forms of M. tuberculosis (59.3%) brought out a symptomless periodontitis with small and middle-size PFI, manifest immune or minor tuberculous inflammation, reparative processes. The findings suggest that PFI in tuberculous patients' periodontitis is a form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Avdonina
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Gedymin
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Erokhin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Tuberkulëznyĭ periodontit.