Periodontal profile and presence of periodontal pathogens in young African-Americans from Salvador, BA, Brazil Condição periodontal e presença de patógenos periodontais em uma população jovem de brasileiros afro-descendentes
This cross-sectional study evaluated the periodontal status and the presence of periodontopathogens in 132 young, black ethnic subjects who live in Salvador/Bahia-Brazil and have never smoked. Periodontal Probing Depth (PPD), Clinical Attachment Level (CAL), Plaque Index (PI) and Gingival Index (GI)...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2008-06-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822008000200005 |