The Varied Proportion of Filifactor alocis in Periodontal Health and Disease in the South Indian Subpopulation.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The periodontal microbiome being complex, this study was aimed to detect and quantify the prevalence of Filifactor alocis in various stages of periodontitis and to evaluate its prospect as a diagnostic marker for periodontal disease.

Settings and design

Sixty subjects were selected (20 healthy controls, 20 with chronic periodontitis, and 20 with aggressive periodontitis) for the study.

Materials and methods

Clinical parameters probing depth and the level of clinical attachment was recorded, subgingival plaque samples were collected. The F. alocis 16srDNA was cloned, sequenced, and used as the standard for real-time quantification of bacterial load using SYBR green chemistry.

Statistical analysis

Clinical, microbiological, and qu

SUBMITTER: Neelakandan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8740782 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature