Oral Colonization by Entamoeba gingivalis and Trichomonas tenax: A PCR-Based Study in Health, Gingivitis, and Periodontitis

Oral Colonization by Entamoeba gingivalis and Trichomonas tenax: A PCR-Based Study in Health, Gingivitis, and Periodontitis

BackgroundThe etiology of periodontitis remains unclear, as is the place of gingivitis in its pathophysiology. A few studies linked the colonization by oral parasites (Entamoeba gingivalis and Trichomonas tenax) to periodontal disease and its severity. The aim of the current study was to estimate th...

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Main Authors: Alaa Yaseen, Azmi Mahafzah, Deema Dababseh, Duaa Taim, Ahmad A. Hamdan, Esraa Al-Fraihat, Yazan Hassona, Gülşen Özkaya Şahin, Julien Santi-Rocca, Malik Sallam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
periodontopathogens
protozoa
oral microbiota
oral amoebiasis
oral trichomoniasis
Entamoeba gingivalis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.782805/full

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