Identification of Filifactor Alocis in Periodontal Biofilms using Polymerase Chain Reaction Technique: A Cross-Sectional Study
Kaliaperumal Poorana, Nallasivam Lavanya, Munuswamy Jeeva Rekha, Rajendran Maheaswari · 2024
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Kaliaperumal Poorana and co-authors hunt a suspect gum bacterium in plaque samples from healthy and diseased mouths, in this 2024 study. Filifactor alocis keeps turning up beside periodontitis, the gum disease that loosens teeth. Forty-five people split evenly among healthy gums, chronic disease, and the aggressive form. A PCR test measured the bacterium's load in plaque taken from under the gumline.
The germ appeared in every sample, but its load told the story. Aggressive disease carried the most, chronic disease less, and healthy mouths least, with clear statistical gaps. The deepest pockets held the heaviest loads. Clinical damage scores marched with the same order. The authors nominate the bacterium as a strong marker and likely driver of gum disease.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kaliaperumal Poorana, Nallasivam Lavanya, Munuswamy Jeeva Rekha, Rajendran Maheaswari |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |