Newly Identified Pathogens Associated with Periodontitis A Systematic Review

• Published in: Journal of dental research Vol. 93; no. 9; pp. 846 - 858
• Main Authors: Pérez-Chaparro, P.J., Gonçalves, C., Figueiredo, L.C., Faveri, M., Lobão, E., Tamashiro, N., Duarte, P., Feres, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2014
• Subjects: Archaea - classification; Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Bacteroidetes - classification; Dental Plaque - microbiology; Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria - classification; Gram-Negative Bacteria - classification; Humans; Periodontitis - microbiology; Periodontium - microbiology; Phylogeny; Proteobacteria - classification; Reviews; Spirochaetales - classification; microbiology; Bacteria; dental plaque; Archaea; DNA; periodontal disease

There is substantial evidence supporting the role of certain oral bacteria species in the onset and progression of periodontitis. Nevertheless, results of independent-culture diagnostic methods introduced about a decade ago have pointed to the existence of new periodontal pathogens. However, the dat...