1. The natural history of periodontal disease. The correlation of selected microbiological parameters with disease severity in Sri Lankan tea workers.
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Preus HR, Anerud A, Boysen H, Dunford RG, Zambon JJ, and Löe H
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- Adolescent, Adult, Cohort Studies, Colony Count, Microbial, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect, Gingival Recession microbiology, Gingival Recession physiopathology, Gingivitis microbiology, Gingivitis physiopathology, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Occupational Health, Periodontal Attachment Loss microbiology, Periodontal Attachment Loss physiopathology, Periodontal Index, Periodontal Pocket microbiology, Periodontal Pocket physiopathology, Periodontitis microbiology, Periodontitis physiopathology, Periodontium microbiology, Periodontium physiology, Prevalence, Sri Lanka, Tea, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans isolation & purification, Periodontal Diseases microbiology, Periodontal Diseases physiopathology, Porphyromonas gingivalis isolation & purification, Prevotella intermedia isolation & purification
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of A. actinomycetemcomitans, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Prevotella intermedia, and their association with periodontal disease states in a population sample from Sri Lanka. Based on clinical parameters, a total of 536 sites in 268 male Sri Lankan tea workers were categorized as healthy, or showing gingivitis only, moderate or advanced periodontitis. Bacterial samples were obtained from all sites and the three target bacteria identified by indirect immunofluorescence. P. intermedia, P. gingivalis and A. actinomycetemcomitans were found in 76%, 40% and 15% of the subjects, respectively. Of the 536 periodontal sites, 10.5% were categorized with "no disease", 14% "gingivitis only": 59% with moderate and 16% with advanced periodontitis. The prevalence of P. gingivalis and P. intermedia was significantly higher in sites with moderate and advanced periodontitis than in sites with no disease or gingivitis only. A. actinomycetemcomitans was not found in healthy sites, but occurred with equal frequency in sites with gingivitis, moderate and advanced periodontitis. The association between these three bacteria and periodontal diseases in Sri Lankan tea laborers was similar to that described for other non-industrialized and industrialized countries.
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- 1995
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