Detection of selected bacterial species in intraoral sites of patients with chronic periodontitis using multiplex polymerase chain reaction

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to detect the prevalence of selected bacterial species in intraoral sites of patients with chronic periodontitis (CP) using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). METHODOLOGY: Samples were collected from the tongue dorsum, buccal mucosa, supragingival and sub...

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Main Authors: Cyntia Rodrigues de Araújo Estrela, Fabiana Cristina Pimenta, Ana Helena Gonçalves de Alencar, Luis Fernando Naldi Ruiz, Carlos Estrela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2010-08-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572010000400018