Occurrence of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in Brazilians with chronic periodontitis

• Main Authors: José Roberto Cortelli (Author), Caio Vinícius Gonçalves Roman-Torres (Author), Davi Romeiro Aquino (Author), Gilson Cesar Nobre Franco (Author), Fernando Oliveira Costa (Author), Sheila Cavalca Cortelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Studies have suggested that A. actinomycetemcomitans is involved in the aetiology of aggressive periodontitis as well as in chronic periodontitis. This study was aimed at elucidating the occurrence of A. actinomycetemcomitans in a Brazilian population with chronic periodontitis. A total of 555 (mean...