Detection and enumeration of periodontopathogenic bacteria in subgingival biofilm of pregnant women

The aim of this study was to use the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique to test the hypothesis of qualitative and quantitative differences of 8 periodontopathogens between pregnant and non-pregnant women. This cross-sectional study included 20 pregnant women in their second trimeste...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fernanda Campos Machado, Dionéia Evangelista Cesar, Amanda Vervloet Dutra Agostinho Assis, Cláudio Galuppo Diniz, Rosangela Almeida Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2012-10-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242012000500011