Destructive diseases of the gum tissue are known to be profoundly affected by modifying factors including systemic diseases such as diabetes, socio-economic conditions and the lack of effective control of microbial accumulation at the gum margin. This investigation will examine the hypothesis that a limited number of pathogenic bacterial strains, defined by quantitative molecular probe analysis, persist in or re-infect individuals to maintain a high disease burden in the presence of adverse modifying factors that prevail in isolated, disadvantaged Aboriginal communities.
Pattern of distribution of Prevotella species / phylotypes associated with health gingiva and periodontal disease
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European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology
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Age-dependent changes in Porphyromonas gingivalis and Prevotella species / phylotypes in healthy gingiva and inflamed / diseased sub-gingival sites
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Clinical Oral Investigations
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