Occurrence of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in Brazilians with chronic periodontitis

Studies have suggested that A. actinomycetemcomitans is involved in the aetiology of aggressive periodontitis as well as in chronic periodontitis. This study was aimed at elucidating the occurrence of A. actinomycetemcomitans in a Brazilian population with chronic periodontitis. A total of 555 (mean...

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Main Authors: José Roberto Cortelli, Caio Vinícius Gonçalves Roman-Torres, Davi Romeiro Aquino, Gilson Cesar Nobre Franco, Fernando Oliveira Costa, Sheila Cavalca Cortelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2010-06-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242010000200015