Can presence or absence of periodontal pathogens distinguish between subjects with chronic and aggressive periodontitis? A systematic review

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages 10-21

  Mombelli, Andrea ^a   Casagni, Federico ^a   Madianos, Phoebus N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Aggressive periodontitis; Diagnosis; Porphyromonas gingivalis

Indexed keywords

EXOTOXIN; LEUKOTOXIN;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ACUTE DISEASE; BACTEROIDES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; REVIEW; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ACUTE DISEASE; BACTEROIDES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXOTOXINS; HUMANS; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0038266216     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051X.29.s3.1.x     Document Type: Review

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