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Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Clinical and Experimental Dental Research
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Abstract
©2017 The Authors. Clinical and Experimental Dental Research published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The microbial profile of aggressive periodontitis patients is considered to be complex with variations among populations in different geographical areas. The aim of this study was to assess the presences of 4 putative periodontopathic bacteria (Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia, and Treponema denticola) and 2 periodontal herpes viruses (Epstein–Barr virus type 1 [EBV-1] and human cytomegalovirus [HMCV]) in subgingival plaque of Sudanese subjects with aggressive periodontitis and healthy controls. The study group consisted of 34 subjects, 17 aggressive periodontitis patients and 17 periodontally healthy controls (14–19 years of age). Pooled subgingival plaque samples were collected and analyzed for detection of bacteria and viruses using loop-mediated isothermal amplification. Prevalence of subgingival A. actinomycetemcomitans, HCMV, and P. gingivalis were significantly higher among aggressive periodontitis patients than periodontally healthy controls. Coinfection with A. actinomycetemcomitans, HCMV, and/or EBV-1 was restricted to the cases. Increased risk of aggressive periodontitis was the highest when A. actinomycetemcomitans was detected together with EBV-1 (OD 49.0, 95% CI [2.5, 948.7], p =.01) and HCMV (OD 39.1, 95% CI [2.0, 754.6], p =.02). In Sudanese patients, A. actinomycetemcomitans and HCMV were the most associated test pathogens with aggressive periodontitis.
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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Volume
3
Issue
5
First Page
183
Last Page
190
Disciplines
Life Sciences
Keywords
aggressive periodontitis, cytomegalovirus, Epstein–Barr virus, loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), periodontal microbiota, subgingival plaque
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Elamin, Amal; Ali, Raouf Wahab; and Bakken, Vidar, "Putative periodontopathic bacteria and herpes viruses interactions in the subgingival plaque of patients with aggressive periodontitis and healthy controls" (2017). All Works. 2853.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/2853
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Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series