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| Author(s): |
Marcelo de Faveri
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB/SDI) |
| Defense date: | 2007-06-20 |
| Examining board members: |
Marcia Pinto Alves Mayer;
Roberto Fraga Moreira Lotufo;
Francisco Gorgonio da Nobrega;
Maria Regina Lorenzetti Simionato;
Claudia Ota Tsuzuki
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| Advisor: | Marcia Pinto Alves Mayer |
| Abstract | |
The purpose of this study was to determine the bacterial diversity in the subgingival plaque of subjects with aggressive periodontitis (AgP). 12 subject with AgP and 30 periodontally healthy (PH) subjects were selected. Subgingival plaque samples were collected from 9 sites per subject for using in the Checkerboard DNA-DNA technique and one sample by 16S cloning analysis. Periodontal pathogens, such as T. forsythia, P. gingivalis and T. denticola were found in higher proportions AgP groups (p<0.001) than in PH subjects. 120 species were identified by 16S rRNA cloning analyses, therefore 70 species was most prevalent. 57% of the species were not cultivable. Several species of Selenomonas and Streptococcus were found in high prevalence. Selenomonas sputigena, the specie most commonly detected. The subgingival microbiota of AgP markedly differed from PH subjects. Other species, notably species of Selenomonas, may be present in higher proportion in subjects with aggressive periodontitis. (AU) | |