Subgingival microbial profiles of Sudanese patients with aggressive periodontitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Aggressive periodontitis (AgP) is prevalent and shows a rapid course in African individuals. Although a strong focus has been placed on Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, new methods support the existence of a complex subgingival microflora in AgP. The purpose of the present study was to map the subgingival microbiota as well as explore the presence of A. actinomycetemcomitans and the JP2 clone in a group of Sudanese individuals with AgP, using different analytical methods.

Material and methods

A study population consisting of 19 patients with AgP was recruited from patients seeking treatment at University of Science and Technology (UST) in Khartoum. Fifteen healthy subjects were included as controls. Plaque samples were analyzed for 272 taxa usi

SUBMITTER: Elabdeen HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4646740 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature