Current concepts in the microbial etiology and treatment of chronic periodontitis.
This paper attempts to provide a review of the microbial etiology of chronic periodontitis and the effects of different therapies on clinical parameters and, specifically, in the composition of the subgingival microbiota. Focus is given to the studies from our research group that have employed checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization as a microbiological diagnostic test.
Feres
Magda
M
Dental Research and Graduate Studies Division, Department of Periodontology, Guarulhos University, São Paulo - SP, Brazil. mferes@ung.br
Figueiredo
Luciene Cristina
LC
D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D055113:Chronic Periodontitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015342:DNA Probes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization
D015342:DNA Probes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial