Detection of bacteria in endodontic samples by polymerase chain reaction assays and association with defined clinical signs in Italian patients

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 289-295

  Foschi, Federico ^a,b,d   Cavrini, F ^a,c   Montebugnoli, L ^a   Stashenko, P ^b   Sambri, V ^a   Prati, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Centro di Riferimento Regionale Emilia Romagna Per le Emergenze Microbiologiche (CRREM)   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical signs; Endodontic pathogens; Enterococcus faecalis; Polymerase chain reaction; Treponema denticola

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOLYSIS; PERIODONTITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; RECURRENT INFECTION; TANNERELLA FORSYTHENSIS; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIA; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; BONE RESORPTION; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA; TREPONEMAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 23944474774     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.2005.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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