Detection of selected bacterial species in intraoral sites of patients with chronic periodontitis using multiplex polymerase chain reaction

• Main Authors: Cyntia Rodrigues de Araújo Estrela (Author), Fabiana Cristina Pimenta (Author), Ana Helena Gonçalves de Alencar (Author), Luis Fernando Naldi Ruiz (Author), Carlos Estrela (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to detect the prevalence of selected bacterial species in intraoral sites of patients with chronic periodontitis (CP) using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). METHODOLOGY: Samples were collected from the tongue dorsum, buccal mucosa, supragingival and sub...