Observational cross-sectional study of Trichomonas tenax in patients with periodontal disease attending a Chilean university dental clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The oral flagellated protozoan Trichomonas tenax has been associated with patients with periodontal disease. However, no recent studies have been conducted on the prevalence of T. tenax in Chile. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of T. tenax in patients with periodontal disease, admitted to the Dental Clinic of the University of Antofagasta, Chile, through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification of the beta-tubulin gene.

Methods

An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted on 50 patients diagnosed with periodontal disease, 20 of them with gingivitis and 30 with periodontitis. T. tenax was identified by PCR amplification of the beta-tubulin gene. Associations between the protozoan and periodontal disease or the presence of risk fact

SUBMITTER: Bracamonte-Wolf C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6727549 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature