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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| ID: mdl-11210245
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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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Periodontite
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Bactérias
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Benzoilarginina-2-Naftilamida
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Índice Periodontal
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Hemorragia Gengival
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz Dent J
Assunto da revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil