Absence of a specific subgingival microflora in adults with Down's syndrome

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1004-1009

  Reuland Bosma, W ^a,c   Van Der Reijden, W A ^b   Van Winkelhoff, A J ^b  

^a Stichting Bijter   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Centre for Special Care Dentistry Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome; Periodontal disease; Periodontal pathogens

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTEROIDES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOWN SYNDROME; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GINGIVA; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OSTEOLYSIS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACTERIA; BACTEROIDES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL PLAQUE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GINGIVA; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035511943     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.2001.281103.x     Document Type: Article

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