| age and prevalence of porphyromonas gingivalis in children. | the acquisition of porphyromonas gingivalis was examined in a cross-sectional study of 198 subjects from 0 to 18 years of age using a pcr-based assay. p. gingivalis was detected in the oral cavities of 37% of subjects and at similar frequencies among subjects of all ages. these data indicate that p. gingivalis may be acquired in the first days of life. | 1996 | 8818903 |
| prevalence of porphyromonas gingivalis and periodontal health status. | periodontitis is a common, progressive disease that eventually affects the majority of the population. the local destruction of periodontitis is believed to result from a bacterial infection of the gingival sulcus, and several clinical studies have provided evidence to implicate porphyromonas gingivalis. if p. gingivalis is a periodontal pathogen, it would be expected to be present in most subjects with disease and rarely detected in subjects with good periodontal health. however, in most previo ... | 1998 | 9774572 |
| acquisition and colonization stability of actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and porphyromonas gingivalis in children. | the presence of porphyromonas gingivalis has been shown to be a risk factor for periodontitis in adults, and actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans has been implicated as a pathogen in early-onset periodontitis. both species have been shown to establish stable colonization in adults. in cross-sectional studies, both a. actinomycetemcomitans and p. gingivalis have been detected in over one-third of apparently healthy children. information on the stability of colonization with these organisms in chi ... | 2000 | 10699021 |