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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Main Authors: Ligia Valéria Victor, Sheila Cavalca Cortelli, Davi Romeiro Aquino, Jonas de Carvalho Filho, José Roberto Cortelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2008-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822008000200005