Relationship between the presence or absence of gingival bleeding and the enzymatic BANA test.
Braz Dent J
; 12(1): 23-6, 2001.
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When periodontal disease started to be considered a bacterial infection mainly mediated by subgingival plaque, the basic problem faced by periodontists was the identification and/or quantification of periodontopathogenic bacteria. However, clinical methods continue to be of great value for the diagnosis of periodontal disease. In the present study we show a significant correlation between an index widely used in clinical practice, the Gingival Index of Löe (1967), based on the presence or absence of bleeding on probing, and the methodology of the BANA test for the detection of the specific enzymatic activity of microorganisms involved in periodontal disease. More sensitive and specific clinical parameters, taken together with other microbiologic methods, will be useful in daily clinical practice even before periodontal treatment.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Periodontitis
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Bacterias
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Benzoilarginina-2-Naftilamida
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Índice Periodontal
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Hemorragia Gingival
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz Dent J
Asunto de la revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Brasil