| persistent colonization with tannerella forsythensis and loss of attachment in adolescents. | colonization with tannerella forsythensis may characterize the conversion of periodontally healthy sites into diseased sites. this three-year study describes the prevalence of t. forsythensis and its relationship to clinical loss of attachment (loa) in a group of adolescents considered at risk of developing early chronic periodontitis. adolescents with (loa+) and without (loa-) loss of attachment were examined at baseline and 1.5 and 3 yrs subsequently. on each occasion, attachment loss was meas ... | 2004 | 14981125 |