Periodontitis associated bacteria in supragingival plaque of dental hygienists: Stability of carrier state and clinical development

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 225-228

  Gmür, Rudolf ^a   Marinello, Carlo P ^b   Guggenheim, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Microbial diagnosis; Oral hygiene; Periodontitis; Putative periodontal pathogens

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTEROIDES; CAMPYLOBACTER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTAL ASSISTANT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PERIODONTITIS; PREVOTELLA; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BACTEROIDES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CARRIER STATE; COHORT STUDIES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVA; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTITIS; PREVOTELLA; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA;

EID: 0033146676     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0909-8836...x     Document Type: Article

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