Differential dark field microscopy of subgingival bacteria as an aid in selecting recall intervals: results after 18 months

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1982, Pages 305-316

  Listgarten and, M A ^a   Schifter, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark field microscopy; dental plaque; gingivitis; prophylaxis; spirochetes

Indexed keywords

DARK FIELD MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GINGIVITIS; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH; PERIODONTITIS; TOOTH;

ADULT; AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; BACTERIA; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGE; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0019995631     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.1982.tb02097.x     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Effect of monthly professional mechanical tooth cleaning on periodontal health in adults
2. Comparison of results following three modalities of periodontal therapy related to tooth type and initial pocket depth
3. The sub‐gingival microbial flora during pregnancy
4. Some microbiological and histopathological features of periodontal disease in man
5. The effect of plaque control and surgical pocket elimination on the establishment and maintenance of periodontal health. A longitudinal study of periodontal therapy in cases of advanced disease
6. Relative distribution of bacteria at clinically healthy and periodontally diseased sites in humans
7. Positive correlation between the proportions of subgingival spirochetes and motile bacteria and susceptibility of human subjects to periodontal deterioration
8. Effect of tetracycline and/or scaling on human periodontal disease. Clinical, microbiological and histological observations
9. The gingival index, the plaque index and the retention index systems
10. Bacteriology of human experimental gingivitis: Effect of plaque and gingivitis score
11. Treatment of periodontal infections due to anaerobic bacteria with short‐term treatment with metronidazole
12. Effect of scaling and root planing on the composition of the human subgingival microbial flora
13. The healing potential of the periodontal tissues following different techniques of periodontal surgery in plaque‐free dentitions. A 2‐year clinical study
14. Periodontal therapy in humans. I. Microbiological and clinical effects of a single course of periodontal scaling and root planing, and of adjunctive tetracycline therapy
15. Microbiota of gingivitis in man
16. Black‐pigmented Bacteroides from clinically characterized periodontal sites
17. Bacteriology of human experimental gingivitis: Effect of plaque age
18. Association of oral Bacteroides with gingivitis and adult periodontitis