Yeast diversity in the oral microbiota of subjects with periodontitis: Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis colonize the periodontal pockets

• Published in: Medical mycology (Oxford) Vol. 46; no. 8; p. 783
• Main Authors: Urzúa, B, Hermosilla, G, Gamonal, J, Morales-Bozo, I, Canals, M, Barahona, S, Cóccola, C, Cifuentes, V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Aggressive Periodontitis - epidemiology; Aggressive Periodontitis - microbiology; Aggressive Periodontitis - pathology; Analysis of Variance; Candida - classification; Candida - growth & development; Candida - isolation & purification; Candida albicans - classification; Candida albicans - growth & development; Candida albicans - isolation & purification; Carrier State - microbiology; Case-Control Studies; Chi-Square Distribution; Chronic Periodontitis - epidemiology; Chronic Periodontitis - microbiology; Chronic Periodontitis - pathology; Colony Count, Microbial - methods; Female; Gingiva - microbiology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Mouth - microbiology; Mouth Mucosa - microbiology; Periodontal Pocket - epidemiology; Periodontal Pocket - microbiology; Periodontal Pocket - pathology; Prevalence; Statistics, Nonparametric

The term periodontitis encompasses several polymicrobial infectious diseases, of multifactorial etiology, with chronic and aggressive forms. In spite of the etiopathogenic differences between these two forms of the disease, few studies have analyzed the subgingival colonization by yeast. The objecti...