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Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and clinical periodontal status in Finnish juvenile periodontitis patients. 1986

S Asikainen, and H Jousimies-Somer, and A Kanervo, and L Saxén

The relationship between the clinical periodontal status and the occurrence of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (A.a.) in 19 Finnish patients with localized juvenile periodontitis (LJP) was studied. Clinical examination included the Plaque Index, Gingival Index, suppuration, probing depth and bleeding on probing. The subgingival bacterial samples were taken from two diseases periodontal pockets with radiographic bone loss and two periodontal pockets exhibiting no radiographic alveolar bone loss. The results indicate that A.a. was isolated in 17 (89%) patients, in 68% of the diseased and in 32% of the control periodontal sites. Supragingival plaque, marginal gingival inflammation, gingival bleeding on probing, and suppuration were found as frequently in A.a.-positive as in A.a.-negative diseased LJP pockets. It was concluded that A.a. was frequently, but not always, detected in diseased LJP lesions. No association was found between the clinical status and the occurrence of A.a.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010510	Periodontal Diseases	Pathological processes involving the PERIODONTIUM including the gum (GINGIVA), the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS), the DENTAL CEMENTUM, and the PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT.	Parodontosis,Pyorrhea Alveolaris,Disease, Periodontal,Diseases, Periodontal,Parodontoses,Periodontal Disease
D010512	Periodontal Index	A numerical rating scale for classifying the periodontal status of a person or population with a single figure which takes into consideration prevalence as well as severity of the condition. It is based upon probe measurement of periodontal pockets and on gingival tissue status.	Bleeding on Probing, Gingival,CPITN,Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs,Gingival Bleeding on Probing,Gingival Index,Gingival Indexes,Periodontal Indexes,Gingival Indices,Index, Gingival,Index, Periodontal,Indexes, Gingival,Indexes, Periodontal,Indices, Gingival,Indices, Periodontal,Periodontal Indices
D010520	Aggressive Periodontitis	Inflammation and loss of PERIODONTIUM that is characterized by rapid attachment loss and bone destruction in the presence of little local factors such as DENTAL PLAQUE and DENTAL CALCULUS. This highly destructive form of periodontitis often occurs in young people and was called early-onset periodontitis, but this disease also appears in old people.	Periodontitis, Juvenile,Periodontitis, Prepubertal,Periodontosis,Early-Onset Periodontitis,Juvenile Periodontitis,Periodontitis, Aggressive, 1,Periodontitis, Circumpubertal,Prepubertal Periodontitis,Circumpubertal Periodontitis,Early Onset Periodontitis,Early-Onset Periodontitides,Juvenile Periodontitides,Periodontitides, Early-Onset,Periodontitides, Juvenile,Periodontitis, Aggressive,Periodontitis, Early-Onset,Periodontoses
D001862	Bone Resorption	Bone loss due to osteoclastic activity.	Bone Loss, Osteoclastic,Osteoclastic Bone Loss,Bone Losses, Osteoclastic,Bone Resorptions,Loss, Osteoclastic Bone,Losses, Osteoclastic Bone,Osteoclastic Bone Losses,Resorption, Bone,Resorptions, Bone
D003773	Dental Plaque	A film that attaches to teeth, often causing DENTAL CARIES and GINGIVITIS. It is composed of MUCINS, secreted from salivary glands, and microorganisms.	Plaque, Dental
D003774	Dental Plaque Index	An index which scores the degree of dental plaque accumulation.	Dental Plaque Indexes,Dental Plaque Indices,Index, Dental Plaque,Indexes, Dental Plaque,Indices, Dental Plaque
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000188	Actinobacillus	A genus of PASTEURELLACEAE described as gram-negative, nonsporeforming, nonmotile, facultative anaerobes. Most members are found both as pathogens and commensal organisms in the respiratory, alimentary, and genital tracts of animals.